savvy

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He speaks angrily about what he calls a savvy campaign by Pakistan's government under President Pervez Musharraf to fleece Washington for billions of dollars even as it allowed Al Qaeda to regroup in Pakistan's tribal lands.

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  1. adjective Well informed and perceptive; shrewd: savvy Washington insiders.
  2. noun Practical understanding or shrewdness: a banker known for financial savvy.
  3. transitive and intransitive verb To understand; comprehend.

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  • If you are techno-savvy, there are lots of programs that will enable you to do this yourself. —  Articles
  • He speaks angrily about what he calls a savvy campaign by Pakistan's government under President Pervez Musharraf to fleece Washington for billions of dollars even as it allowed Al Qaeda to regroup in Pakistan's tribal lands. —  Ablogistan
  • "For the Linux-savvy, the Microsoft tagline is beyond belief." —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
  • As users become more tech-savvy, the demand only goes up. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
  • Obama is poised to become the most tech-savvy, gadget-using president the United States has ever known. —  Toronto Sun
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  1. From Spanish sabe (usted), (you) know, from saber, to know, from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapere, to be wise; see sep- in Indo-European roots.
 

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