acumen
noun/ˈækjəmən/, /əˈkjuːmən/
/ˈækjəmən/, /əˈkjuːmən/
[uncountable, singular]- the ability to understand and decide things quickly and well
- He had demonstrated considerable business acumen.
- commercial/financial acumen
- She has an acumen for handling finances that far exceeds what one typically finds in our industry.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- business
- …
- demonstrate
- show
- have
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin, ‘sharpness, point’, from acuere ‘sharpen’ from acus ‘needle’.
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