"ways and means" meaning in English

See ways and means in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} ways and means pl (plural only)
  1. Resources for achieving anything. Tags: plural, plural-only
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  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 entries with language name categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 94 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 8 92

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