Definitions for savvy
ˈsæv isavvy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvyverb

   the cognitive condition of someone who understands

   "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

2. grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehendverb

   get the meaning of something

   "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. savvyverb

   To understand

2. savvyadjective

   shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.

3. savvyinterjection

   Do you understand?

4. Etymology: Alteration of sabi (in English-based creoles and pidgins), from or sabe, from saber, from sapere.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. savvy

   Savvy is a noun that refers to practical knowledge, understanding, or intelligence; it's the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions. As an adjective, savvy means knowledgeable or well-informed, often in a specific field or subject. As a verb, to savvy means to know or understand.

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1. Savvy

   Savvy is a 2008 children's fantasy novel by Ingrid Law aimed at children aged nine to twelve years. The American Library Association named Savvy a 2009 Newbery Honor Book.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Savvy

   Savvey, sav′i, v.t. to know: to understand.—v.i. to possess knowledge.—n. general ability. [Sp. sabe—saber, to know—L. sapĕre, to be wise.]

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1. savvy

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How to pronounce savvy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of savvy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of savvy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of savvy in a Sentence

1. Steve Fishman:

   At one point, Bernie Madoff cornered the hot chocolate market, bernie Madoff bought up every package of Swiss Miss from the commissary and sold Swiss Miss for a profit in the prison yard. Bernie Madoff monopolized hot chocolate ! Bernie Madoff made Swiss Miss so that if you wanted any, you had to go through Bernie Madoff. Bernie Madoff, once the Nasdaq chairman, used Bernie Madoff reputation and savvy to dupe sophisticated investors, regulators and Wall Street banks. Bernie Madoff confessed in December 2008 that Bernie Madoff was running a multi decade Ponzi scheme and that more than $ 65 billion Bernie Madoff claimed to have on hand for investors had dwindled to a few hundred million dollars from an original investment of about $ 20 billion. Bernie Madoff pleaded guilty to fraud and is serving a 150-year prison sentence in Butner, N.C. Fishman reportedly hosts an Audible series called.

2. Grange Lady Haig Rutan:

   Don't always try to understand everything...some things will just never make sense; when you are happy smile, when you are sad, cry but always tune into that best part of yourself where the music "waits"...it will never disappoint you...only the "savvy strutters" know this to be true.

3. United States:

   United States regulators are not that savvy as far as financial services are concerned, they've either been oblivious on regulation, or incredibly strict.

4. Fiona Hill:

   Fiona Hill was clearly, you know, a savvy guy, fiona Hill's charming. Fiona Hill's funny. Fiona Hill was well-meaning.

5. Alex Marsh:

   There is also a lazy view that younger people aren't financially savvy, they're actually the smarter ones.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=savvy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Savvy
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=savvy
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=savvy