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Definition: wealth, resources
Antonyms: paucity, poorness, shame


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IN BRIEF: n. - How a result is obtained or an end is achieved; also - Intends, has in mind.

pronunciation Means and ends are central. If your means are corroded, your ends will be corroded — Nat Hentoff

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
  Synonyms: agency, way

Meaning #2: instrumentality used to achieve an end

Meaning #3: considerable capital (wealth or income)
  Synonym: substance


Translations: Means
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Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - middel, midler, pengemidler, rigdom, formue

idioms:

  • by all means    ja så sandelig, for enhver pris
  • by means of    ved hjælp af
  • by no means    aldeles ikke
  • means test    trangsbedømmelse (fastsættelse af behov for offentlig understøttelse)

Nederlands (Dutch)
middel, geldmiddelen

Français (French)
n. pl. - moyen, moyens, moyens (de communication)

idioms:

  • by all means    certainement
  • by any means    (fig) loin de
  • by means of    au moyen de
  • by no means    loin de, aucunement
  • means test    (Admin) enquête sur la situation (de fortune) (avant d'accorder une aide sociale)

Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Mittel, Möglichkeit, Art und Weise, Geldmittel

idioms:

  • by all means    sicher
  • by any means    keineswegs
  • by means of    durch, mit Hilfe von
  • by no means    keineswegs
  • means test    Überprüfung der Bedürftigkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - (υλικά) μέσα, πόροι, μέθοδος, τρόπος, μέσον

idioms:

  • by all means    οπωσδήποτε
  • by means of    μέσω, δια, με τη βοήθεια
  • by no means    καθόλου, κατά κανέναν τρόπο
  • means test    έλεγχος οικονομικής κατάστασης πριν από τη χορήγηση κρατικού βοηθήματος

Italiano (Italian)
mezzo, rimedio, mezzi, finanziare

idioms:

  • by all means    a ogni costo
  • by means of    tramite
  • by no means    niente affatto
  • means test    controllo finanziario (per il ricevimento di facilitazioni)

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - meios (m pl), rendimentos (m pl)

idioms:

  • by all means    sem dúvida
  • by means of    por meio de
  • by no means    de modo algum
  • means test    levantamento de cadastro (visando fornecer crédito)

Русский (Russian)
средство, способ, средства(денежные)

idioms:

  • by all means    любыми средствами
  • by means of    посредством
  • by no means    ни в коем случае
  • means test    проверка нуждаемости

Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - medio, manera, medios, remedio, recursos financieros

idioms:

  • by all means    ¡naturalmente!, ¡no faltaba más!, por supuesto
  • by any means    de ninguna manera, de ningún modo, en absoluto
  • by means of    por medio de, mediante
  • by no means    de ninguna manera, de ningún modo, nada
  • means test    comprobación de medios de vida, investigación de los ingresos de una persona

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - hjälpmedel, möjligheter, verktyg, tillgångar

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
方法, 工具, 手段

idioms:

  • by all means    尽一切办法, 一定
  • by means of    用, 以, 依靠
  • by no means    决不, 一点也不
  • means test    对...进行经济情况调查, 经济情况调查

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 方法, 工具, 手段

idioms:

  • by all means    盡一切辦法, 一定
  • by means of    用, 以, 依靠
  • by no means    決不, 一點也不
  • means test    對...進行經濟情況調查, 經濟情況調查

한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 수단 , 방법

idioms:

  • by all means    수단을 가리지 않고 확실히, 부디
  • by means of    ~에 의해서
  • by no means    결코 ~하지 않다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - …という結果を生ずる, 資力, 方法, 手段, 中間, 平均

idioms:

  • by all means    何としても, いいですとも
  • by means of    …によって
  • by no means    決して…しない
  • means test    資産調査
  • ways and means    方法, 調達方法, 財源

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) وسائل, امكانيات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ‮אמצעי, דרך, אמצעים, כסף, עושר, רכוש‬


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