• noun:   how a result is obtained or an end is achieved

  Example: "A means of control"

• noun:   instrumentality used to achieve an end
• noun:   considerable capital (wealth or income)

  Example: "He is a man of means"

• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 14285 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1923)

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