English-Thai Dictionary

means

N วิธี  วิธีการ  ช่องทาง  หนทาง  channel medium factor wi-te

 

means

N เงินทอง  ทรัพย์สมบัติ  ทรัพย์สิน  ความมั่งคั่ง  resources property ngen-tong

 

means test

N การ ตรวจสอบ รายได้ และ ทรัพย์สิน อย่างเป็นทางการ  kan-trud-sob-rai-dai-lea-sab-sin

 

means-test

VT ตรวจสอบ รายได้ และ ทรัพย์สิน อย่างเป็นทางการ  trud-sob-rai-dai-lea-sab-sin

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

means

means |mēnz minz | ▶plural noun 1 [ usu. treated as sing. ] (often means of something or means to do something ) an action or system by which a result is brought about; a method: these pledges are a means to avoid prosecution | resolving disputes by peaceful means. 2 money; financial resources: a woman of modest but independent means | prospective students without the means to attend Cornell. • resources; capability: every country in the world has the means to make ethanol. • wealth: a man of means. PHRASES beyond (or within ) one's means beyond (or within ) one's budget or income: the government is living beyond its means. by all means of course; certainly (granting a permission ): “May I make a suggestion? ” “By all means. ” by any means (or by any manner of means ) (following a negative ) in any way; at all: I'm not poor by any means. by means of with the help or agency of: supplying water to cities by means of aqueducts. by no means (or by no manner of means ) not at all; certainly not: the outcome is by no means guaranteed. a means to an end a thing that is not valued or important in itself but is useful in achieving an aim: a computer is merely a means to an end. ORIGIN late Middle English: plural of mean 3, the early sense being ‘intermediary. ’

 

means of production

means of production ▶noun (esp. in a political context ) the facilities and resources for producing goods: in this society, the means of production are communally owned.

 

means test

means test |ˈminz ˌtɛst | ▶noun an official investigation into someone's financial circumstances to determine whether they are eligible for a welfare payment or other public funds. ▶verb ( means-test ) [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. means-tested ) make (a welfare payment, etc. ) conditional on a means test: means-tested benefits. • subject (someone ) to a means test.

 

Oxford Dictionary

means

means |miːnz | ▶plural noun 1 [ treated as sing. or pl. ] (often means of /to do something ) an action or system by which a result is achieved; a method: technology seen as a means to bring about emancipation | resolving disputes by peaceful means. 2 financial resources; income: a woman of modest but independent means. • substantial resources; wealth: a man of means. PHRASES beyond (or within ) one's means beyond (or within ) one's budget or income. by all means of course; certainly (granting a permission ): ‘May I make a suggestion? ’ ‘By all means. ’. by any means [ with negative ] in any way; at all: I'm not poor by any means. by means of with the help of; by using: supplying water to cities by means of aqueducts. by no means (or by no manner of means ) not at all; certainly not: the outcome is by no means guaranteed. means of grace Christian Theology the sacraments and other religious agencies viewed as the means by which divine grace is imparted to the soul, or by which growth in grace is promoted. means of production (in a political context ) the facilities and resources for producing goods. a means to an end a thing that is not valued or important in itself but is useful in achieving an aim: higher education was seen primarily as a means to an end. ORIGIN late Middle English: plural of mean 3, the early sense being ‘intermediary ’.

 

means test

means test ▶noun an official investigation into a person's financial circumstances to determine their eligibility for state assistance. ▶verb ( means-test ) [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. means-tested ) make (a state benefit ) conditional on a means test: means-tested benefits. • subject (someone ) to a means test.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

means

means plural noun 1 the best means to achieve your goal: method, way, manner, mode, measure, technique, expedient, agency, medium, instrument, channel, vehicle, avenue, course, process, procedure. 2 she doesn't have the means to support herself: money, resources, capital, income, finance, funds, cash, wherewithal, assets; informal dough, bread, moola. 3 a man of means: wealth, riches, affluence, substance, fortune, property, money, capital. PHRASES by all means by all means you must have dinner with us: of course, certainly, definitely, surely, absolutely, with pleasure; informal sure thing. by means of the load was raised by means of a crane: using, utilizing, employing, through, with the help of; as a result of, by dint of, by way of, by virtue of. by no means the result is by no means certain: not at all, in no way, not in the least, not in the slightest, not the least bit, not by a long shot, certainly not, absolutely not, definitely not, on no account, under no circumstances; informal no way.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

means

means plural noun 1 the drugs were obtained by illegal means | modern means of communication such as television: method, way, manner, mode, measure, fashion, process, procedure, technique, expedient, agency, medium, instrument, mechanism, channel, vehicle, avenue, course. 2 she doesn't have the means to support herself: money, resources, capital, income, finance, funds, cash, the wherewithal, assets; informal dough, bread, dibs, moolah, shekels, gelt, loot, oof, scratch, splosh; Brit. informal dosh, brass, lolly, spondulicks, wonga, ackers; N. Amer. informal dineros, jack, mazuma; Austral. /NZ informal Oscar. 3 a man of means: wealth, riches, affluence, substance, fortune, property, money, capital. PHRASES by all means of course, certainly, definitely, surely, absolutely, naturally, with pleasure, assuredly; N. Amer. informal sure thing. by means of the load was raised by means of a crane: using, utilizing, employing, through, with the help of, with the aid of, as a result of, by dint of, by way of, by virtue of, via. by no means the result is by no means certain: not at all, in no way, not in the least, not in the slightest, not the least bit, not by a long shot, certainly not, absolutely not, definitely not, on no account, under no circumstances; Brit. not by a long chalk; informal no way.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

means

means /miːnz /〖「中道 (mean 3 )」＞「手段 」〗名詞 複 ～C 1 〖単複両扱い 〗 «…の /…する » 手段 , 方法 «of /of do ing , to do » ▸ means of communication 伝達手段 ▸ There is [are ] no means of contacting [to contact ] her .彼女に連絡をする手立てがない ▸ Buses are an environmentally friendly means of transportation .バスは環境に優しい交通機関だ ▸ the means of production 〘経 〙生産手段 .2 〖複数扱い 〗財力 ; 富 , 財産 ; 収入 ▸ according to one's means 自分の財力に応じて ▸ live within one's means 収入の範囲内で生活する ▸ The price was far beyond the means of most families .その価格は多くの家庭の収入では高嶺 （たかね ）の花だった ▸ people [a man, a woman ] of means ｟文 ｠裕福な人々 [男性, 女性 ].a m è ans to an é nd (気乗りはしないが )目的を達成する手段 .by á ll (m à nner of ) m è ans ｟話 ｠1 いいとも ; ぜひどうぞ (yes, definitely, sure ) (!承諾 許可の返事の決まり文句 ) ; (同意して )その通り ▸ “Do you mind if I sit here? ” “By all means .”「ここに座ってかまいませんか 」「もちろん 」.2 〖文頭 文中で 〗必ず, ぜひとも ▸ You should buy this computer by all means .ぜひ君はこのコンピュータを買うべきだ .by á ny (m à nner of ) m è ans 1 〖否定文で 〗＝by no (manner of )means .2 〖疑問文で 〗どうにかして, なんとか .by m é ans of A ｟かたく ｠A 〈物 方法 〉によって, Aを用いて .by n ó (m à nner of ) m è ans ＝n ò t by á ny (m à nner of ) m è ans 1 けっして …(し )ない (not at all )▸ He is by no means a dishonest man .彼はけっして不誠実な人ではない ▸ I'm not giving up yet, not by any means .僕はまだあきらめません, 絶対に .2 〖否定の返答として 〗そんなことはありません, とんでもない .

 

means-test

m é ans-t è st 名詞 C ｟主に英 ｠〖通例単数形で 〗(扶養控除のための )資産調査 .動詞 他動詞 …の資産調査をする .

 

means-tested

m é ans-t è st ed /-ɪd /形容詞 ｟主に英 ｠資産調査に基づく .