Acumen
noun
The ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions.
Mary was known for her business acumen, quickly rising from an intern to a manager in a few years.
Often appears as...
- business acumen
- financial acumen
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Formal
noun
A person's ability to understand and think clearly, especially in practical matters.
His political acumen allowed him to foresee the outcome of the election.
Often appears as...
- political acumen
- legal acumen
Usage tips
Formal
noun
The ability to make good judgements and take quick decisions.
Mary was known for her business acumen, quickly rising from an intern to a manager in a few years.
Often appears as...
- business acumen
- financial acumen
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A person's ability to understand and think clearly, especially in practical matters.
His political acumen allowed him to foresee the outcome of the election.
Often appears as...
- political acumen
- legal acumen
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Decision Speed
Acumen emphasizes the swiftness of decision-making in complex situations.
Her investment acumen saved the company during the market crash.
Pro Tip 2/3Business Context
Acumen is often used in business to describe sharp insight and decision-making ability.
Despite tough competition, his commercial acumen kept the firm profitable.
Pro Tip 3/3Expertise Implication
Using 'acumen' implies a high level of expertise or a natural ability in the respective field.
She displayed remarkable financial acumen by the age of 25.
Pro Tip 1/3Decision Speed
Acumen emphasizes the swiftness of decision-making in complex situations.
Her investment acumen saved the company during the market crash.
Pro Tip 2/3Business Context
Acumen is often used in business to describe sharp insight and decision-making ability.
Despite tough competition, his commercial acumen kept the firm profitable.
Pro Tip 3/3Expertise Implication
Using 'acumen' implies a high level of expertise or a natural ability in the respective field.
She displayed remarkable financial acumen by the age of 25.
Pro Tip 1/3Decision Speed
Acumen emphasizes the swiftness of decision-making in complex situations.
Her investment acumen saved the company during the market crash.
Pro Tip 2/3Business Context
Acumen is often used in business to describe sharp insight and decision-making ability.
Despite tough competition, his commercial acumen kept the firm profitable.
Pro Tip 3/3Expertise Implication
Using 'acumen' implies a high level of expertise or a natural ability in the respective field.
She displayed remarkable financial acumen by the age of 25.
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The deadly genius of...
into a truly integrated multinational that has partnerships in production in the south and partnerships in global distribution across the planet. They have cultivated a brand of professionalism, business acumen and innovation.
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Guillermo del Toro
Mexican Director
I was a kid when I read Jane Eyre and fell in love with that universe. I didn't have the acumen to say the prose is old or the prose is too complex. I just fell in love with Jane's very lonely soul, much the same way I fell in love with Frankenstein's creature for the same reason. Those old souls exist in every decade in every century.
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Jessye Norman
American Musician
One has to draw upon one's own musical thoughts and one's own musical acumen, and not to be afraid to let that come into one's work. Perhaps that comes with more experience, but perhaps it also comes with daring, and believing that you should.
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Richard Quest
English Journalist
I couldn't sell water in a desert. I have no business acumen. I can tell you why you have no business acumen, and I can tell you why your project may or may not work, but I have no ability to make money.
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Nick Viall
American Actor
I've used my business acumen that I've learned in corporate America and the platform that I've been fortunate to gain in the Bachelor world to kind of see if those two can work together.
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Friedrich Durrenmatt
Swiss Author
For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational fiction, created by man in order to facilitate human coexistence.
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Ranvir Shorey
Indian Actor
Award shows come with a price tag. You have to lobby and I don't have the acumen for such stuff. Maybe that's the reason I hardly have any award.
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Sophia Amoruso
American Businesswoman
Creativity and business acumen don't always go hand in hand.
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Bobby Deol
Indian Actor
We Deols think from the heart. We lack business acumen.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
My business acumen is definitely growing.
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Harry Redknapp
English Coach
I've got no business acumen whatsoever.
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Guillermo del Toro
Mexican Director
I was a kid when I read Jane Eyre and fell in love with that universe. I didn't have the acumen to say the prose is old or the prose is too complex. I just fell in love with Jane's very lonely soul, much the same way I fell in love with Frankenstein's creature for the same reason. Those old souls exist in every decade in every century.
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Jessye Norman
American Musician
One has to draw upon one's own musical thoughts and one's own musical acumen, and not to be afraid to let that come into one's work. Perhaps that comes with more experience, but perhaps it also comes with daring, and believing that you should.
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Richard Quest
English Journalist
I couldn't sell water in a desert. I have no business acumen. I can tell you why you have no business acumen, and I can tell you why your project may or may not work, but I have no ability to make money.
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Nick Viall
American Actor
I've used my business acumen that I've learned in corporate America and the platform that I've been fortunate to gain in the Bachelor world to kind of see if those two can work together.
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Friedrich Durrenmatt
Swiss Author
For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational fiction, created by man in order to facilitate human coexistence.
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Ranvir Shorey
Indian Actor
Award shows come with a price tag. You have to lobby and I don't have the acumen for such stuff. Maybe that's the reason I hardly have any award.
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Sophia Amoruso
American Businesswoman
Creativity and business acumen don't always go hand in hand.
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Bobby Deol
Indian Actor
We Deols think from the heart. We lack business acumen.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
My business acumen is definitely growing.
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Harry Redknapp
English Coach
I've got no business acumen whatsoever.
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