competency
The ability to perform some taskThe ability to perform some task; competence.
» The board of directors lacked competency.
Совету директоров не хватило компетентности.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The ability to perform some task; competence.
(countable, uncountable)An individual's capacity to understand the nature and implications of their legal rights and obligations.
(countable, uncountable)Implicit knowledge of a language’s structure.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A sufficient supply of something.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A sustainable income.
- the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
Examples
2 sentencesThe board of directors lacked competency.
ruСовету директоров не хватило компетентности.
I'm casting aspersions on his competency as a statistician.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Late Latin competentia. Doublet of competence.From Late Latin competentia. Doublet of competence.
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Forms
plural: competencies| Singular | competency |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually:competence
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable