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Definition of acumen in English: acumennoun əˈkjuːmənˈakjʊmən mass nounThe ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions. she hides a shrewd business acumen Example sentencesExamples - His business acumen saw him build and purchase hotels in Galway and Dublin.
- At the same time, many of the vice-presidents offer specialised skills, knowledge and business acumen.
- Greed, under the guise of business acumen and entrepreneurship, has become the new religion.
- He said pilots would be chosen for their tactical acumen, ability to learn quickly and common sense.
- They seem genuinely surprised when the venture capitalists quite reasonably question their lack of business acumen.
- Your business acumen and professional creativity are tested in difficult assignments.
- It is not so much his tactical acumen as his ability to inspire that distinguishes Graeme Souness as a coach.
- With his footballing background and business acumen, he seemed the ideal choice for this highly prestigious position.
- This elegant chief executive has the business acumen of the Americans and the undeniable style of the Italians in her origins.
- But generally I prefer policies that demonstrate a scintilla of common sense and financial acumen.
- His business acumen has seen the centre firmly established as a benchmark for the industry.
- Joining the company as a trainee, his business acumen saw him quickly rise up the ranks to become general manager in 1955.
- He was born and brought up in Gorse Hill, and first showed his business acumen at the age of 13 when he began farming pigs in his back garden.
- Of course, all this business acumen didn't come from heading out on the highway looking for adventure.
- Anyone finding it impossible to profit where there is no competition simply demonstrates a lack of business acumen.
- Councils need to be run by managers with initiative and a high level of business acumen.
- He went to law school and struck it rich through the exercise of great acumen in the oil business.
- From as far back as he could remember, he'd had his own sense of business acumen.
- As the population shrinks, there are more opportunities for older people to prove their business acumen.
- His friends say what he lacks in political savvy he makes up in business acumen.
Synonyms astuteness, awareness, shrewdness, acuity, sharpness, sharp-wittedness, cleverness, brightness, smartness judgement, understanding, sense, common sense, canniness, discernment, wisdom, wit, sagacity, perspicacity, ingenuity, insight, intuition, intuitiveness, perception, perspicuity, penetration capability, enterprise, initiative, resourcefulness, flair, vision brains, powers of reasoning French savoir faire informal nous, savvy, know-how, horse sense, gumption, grey matter British informal common North American informal smarts rare sapience, arguteness
Origin Late 16th century: from Latin, 'sharpness, point', from acuere 'sharpen' (see acute). Definition of acumen in US English: acumennoun The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain. Example sentencesExamples - With his footballing background and business acumen, he seemed the ideal choice for this highly prestigious position.
- His business acumen saw him build and purchase hotels in Galway and Dublin.
- Joining the company as a trainee, his business acumen saw him quickly rise up the ranks to become general manager in 1955.
- Greed, under the guise of business acumen and entrepreneurship, has become the new religion.
- His business acumen has seen the centre firmly established as a benchmark for the industry.
- His friends say what he lacks in political savvy he makes up in business acumen.
- But generally I prefer policies that demonstrate a scintilla of common sense and financial acumen.
- Of course, all this business acumen didn't come from heading out on the highway looking for adventure.
- Councils need to be run by managers with initiative and a high level of business acumen.
- He was born and brought up in Gorse Hill, and first showed his business acumen at the age of 13 when he began farming pigs in his back garden.
- As the population shrinks, there are more opportunities for older people to prove their business acumen.
- From as far back as he could remember, he'd had his own sense of business acumen.
- Anyone finding it impossible to profit where there is no competition simply demonstrates a lack of business acumen.
- He said pilots would be chosen for their tactical acumen, ability to learn quickly and common sense.
- This elegant chief executive has the business acumen of the Americans and the undeniable style of the Italians in her origins.
- They seem genuinely surprised when the venture capitalists quite reasonably question their lack of business acumen.
- At the same time, many of the vice-presidents offer specialised skills, knowledge and business acumen.
- It is not so much his tactical acumen as his ability to inspire that distinguishes Graeme Souness as a coach.
- Your business acumen and professional creativity are tested in difficult assignments.
- He went to law school and struck it rich through the exercise of great acumen in the oil business.
Synonyms astuteness, awareness, shrewdness, acuity, sharpness, sharp-wittedness, cleverness, brightness, smartness
Origin Late 16th century: from Latin, ‘sharpness, point’, from acuere ‘sharpen’ (see acute). |