I'm sorry, but this house is beyond our means. Please show us a cheaper one.
•They feel that a Caribbean cruise is beyond their means.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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means — /minz / (say meenz) plural noun 1. (often construed as singular) an agency, instrumentality, method, etc., used to attain an end: a means of communication. 2. disposable resources, especially pecuniary resources: the business now has the means to …
means — n.pl. 1 (often treated as sing.) that by which a result is brought about (a means of quick travel). 2 a money resources (live beyond one s means). b wealth (a man of means). Phrases and idioms: by all means (or all manner of means) 1 certainly. 2 … Useful english dictionary
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