ways+and+means

  • 41ways and means committee — n. permanent committee of the U.S. House of Representatives that recommends to said House on all bills that would raise income …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 42Ways and Means Committee — noun (C) AmE a group of representatives in the government of a US state or in Congress who must find money for the government to spend …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43Ways and Means Committee — UK / US noun [singular] a committee of members of the US House of Representatives that considers laws about money spent by the government …

    English dictionary

  • 44Ways and Means Committee — noun a permanent committee of the United States House of Representatives that makes recommendations to the US House on all bills that would raise revenue • Hypernyms: ↑standing committee …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 45means — [n1] way, method agency, agent, aid, apparatus, auspices, avenue, channel, course, dodge*, equipment, expedient, factor, fashion, gimmick*, instrument, instrumentality, instrumentation, intermediary, machinery, manner, measure, mechanism, medium …

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  • 46means — W2S2 [mi:nz] n plural means ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(method)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3 by all means! 4 by no means/not by any means 5 by means of something 6 a means to an end 7 the means of production ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 47Ways of God — Way Way, n. [OE. wey, way, AS. weg; akin to OS., D., OHG., & G. weg, Icel. vegr, Sw. v[ a]g, Dan. vei, Goth. wigs, L. via, and AS. wegan to move, L. vehere to carry, Skr. vah. [root]136. Cf. {Convex}, {Inveigh}, {Vehicle}, {Vex}, {Via}, {Voyage} …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 48means — noun 1 method of doing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ appropriate, convenient, effective, efficient, reliable, useful ▪ an effective means of mass communication ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 49means — /mi:nz/ noun plural means 1 METHOD (C) a method, system, object etc that you use as a way of achieving a result (+ of): What would be the most effective means of advertising our product? | means of transport BrE /transportation AmE: We had no… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 50Means — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Means >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 means means resources wherewithal ways and means Sgm: N 1 capital capital &c.(money) 800 Sgm: N 1 revenue revenue Sgm: N 1 stock in trade stock in trade …

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