expertises

ex·per·tise

1 [ek-sper-teez]
noun
1.
expert skill or knowledge; expertness; know-how: business expertise.
2.
a written opinion by an expert, as concerning the authenticity or value of a work of art, manuscript, etc.

Origin:
1865–70; < French: survey, report (made by experts); -ise taken as an abstract noun suffix. See expert, -ise2

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ex·pert·ise

2 [ek-sper-tahyz]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), ex·pert·ised, ex·pert·ising. Chiefly British.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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expertise (ˌɛkspɜːˈtiːz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
special skill, knowledge, or judgment; expertness
 
[C19: from French: expert skill, from expert]

expertize or expertise (ˈɛkspɜːˌtaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(US) to act as an expert or give an expert opinion (on)
 
expertise or expertise
 
vb

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expertise
1868, from Fr. expertise (16c.) "expert appraisal, expert's report;" see expert.
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