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Definition finesse in British English

finesse verb

[intransitive/transitive] verb
/fɪˈnes/
1

to get something by dealing with people and situations in a skilful way

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2

to steal without force, using trickery and lying

Example

We gonna finesse the self checkout by buying 3 packs of cookies and only swiping 1.

Definition finesse in British English