skill set

or skill·set

[ skil-set ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a particular combination of skills that a person has developed, especially ones that can be used in a job:
She doesn't have the proper skill set to be an effective manager.

First recorded in 1975–80

There are 10,900,000 teenage girls in America, an estimated 10,899,999 of whom have the same skill set as Bethany.

In terms of the nitty-gritty of writing, George brings the skill set of being able to get it out on paper pretty quickly.

To get your skill set back, you should be with an older woman—like Don Jon with Esther (Moore).

Whatever skill set he took to Syria, his timing was impeccable.

Yes, they screwed up badly, maybe because their investigative skill set is so rusty from disuse.

He might as well be working in a liquor store—the skill-set was the same.

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