"ways and means" meaning in All languages combined

See ways and means on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

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  1. Resources for achieving anything. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-ways_and_means-en-noun-F43P9uOC
  2. Schemes for raising money for the carrying on of government. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-ways_and_means-en-noun-s6uELa8L Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
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