EGAVE

competency

About 2.31 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The ability to perform some task; competence.
  2. noun An individual's capacity to understand the nature and implications of their legal rights and obligations.
  3. noun Implicit knowledge of a language’s structure.
  4. noun A sufficient supply of something.
  5. noun A sustainable income.

Similar words

competence competently ability empowered suitability capability competent proficiency aptitude skilled

Often followed by

of in and to is for testing as tests

Word family

competencies core competencies core competency

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