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noun

expertise

ehks-pur-TEEZ
noun
1
Specialized skill or deep knowledge in a particular area.
"The firm hired her for her expertise in tax law."
"He shared his technical expertise with the rest of the team."

How to Use Expertise

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In plain EnglishThe know-how someone has built up in a specific field.

Common pairings
technical expertise area of expertise lack of expertise

Word Forms

expertised past tense, expertises plural, expertises singular

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Etymology

Borrowed from French expertise, built from expert.

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