knowledge
/ˈnɒlɪdʒ/ nounDefinition
› skill in, understanding of, or information about something, which a person gets by experience or study: acquire/gain/have knowledge possess/lack knowledge People working in stores need better product knowledge. business/scientific/technical knowledgedeny all/any knowledge of sth The chairman denies all knowledge of any foreign accounts. Applicants should have a working knowledge of computer-aided design systems. detailed/extensive/basic knowledge business/scientific/technical knowledge
to my knowledge (also to the best of my knowledge) › judging from my personal experience and information: To my knowledge, not one call was made to verify anything in my application for the job.
→ See also explicit knowledge, implicit knowledge, tacit knowledge(Definition of knowledge noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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