means

A way of doing something or getting a result.

• Walking is my usual means of transport.
• They found a means of escape.
• Is there another means of payment?

How to use it: a means of doing something (Writing is a means of expressing feelings.); a means to something (Education can be a means to a better life.)

Similar words: way, method

Common phrases: means of transport, means of communication, means to something, means to an end

The money and property someone has available.

• They are people of means.
• We must live within our means.
• His limited means prevented him from travelling.

How to use it: of means (The charity received help from a woman of means.); within/beyond someone’s means (That house is beyond our means.)

Similar words: resources, wealth

Common phrases: person of means, within your means, limited means