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know-how

The knowledge, experience, or talent required to do something. We need someone with the know-how to set up and oversee a new branch of the company. If you don't have the know-how to fix this, please find someone who does!
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know-how

n. the knowledge of how to do something. I don’t have the know-how to do this job.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Description of industry trends and competitive pressures that may affect the useful life of the know-how.
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The proposed regulations provide that a transaction involving the transfer of a computer program will be classified as either the transfer of a copyright right, the transfer of a copyrighted article, the provision of services relating to the development of a computer program or the provision of know-how. A transaction involving more than one category will be broken into its separate components unless, under the facts and circumstances, the importance of a particular transaction is de minimis.
You don't have to be rich to invest, but you do need a little know-how. Here are a few tips on how to grow your income.
For Leonardo, arte was a skill, a know-how applied both to his scientific experiments and to painting.
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