competency
IPA: kˈɑmpʌtɪnsi
noun
- (obsolete) A sufficient supply (of).
- (obsolete) A sustainable income.
- The ability to perform some task; competence.
- (law) Meeting specified qualifications to perform.
- (linguistics) Implicit knowledge of a language’s structure.
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Examples of "competency" in Sentences
- Language competency is the direct result of our ability to make correct inferences – to fill in the gaps left by writers and speakers.
- Thomas Friedman, the New York Times columnist, recently wrote that America's core competency is its ability to attract, develop and unleash creative talent.
- They both use technology extensively, but their core competency is producing content to attract an audience and then selling display ads against that audience.
- Even Facebook's attempt to compete with Foursquare appears to be off to a slow start, and Facebook's core competency is a lot closer to Foursquare's than Google's is.
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