What Does SME Mean?

SME means "Subject Matter Expert". The abbreviation SME is commonly used in business to describe a specialist in a specific field. For example:

We need an accounting SME to advise on this.

Particularly among friends, SME is sometimes used sarcastically to call someone a know-it-all. For example:

Tony: Use squid strips for bass.
Mark: When did you become such an SME? I've never seen you catch a decent bass.

The abbreviation SME also routinely means "Small to Medium Enterprises". In this context, an SME is a business that employs fewer than 250 people and has an annual turnover not exceeding 50 million euros an annual balance sheet not exceeding 43 million euros.

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Definition for SME

SME means "Subject Matter Expert". This is the most common definition for SME on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter. Here is some more information about SME:

SME
Definition:	Subject Matter Expert
Type:	Abbreviation
Guessability:	2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

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When I write SME, I mean this:

meaning of SME

An SME is a specialist in a specific field.

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Examples of SME in Sentences

Here are examples of SME being used in conversations:

Phia: Women spend more time wondering what men are thinking than men spend thinking.
Tara: Hah, you sound like a SME.

Chris: Phil goes on and on about baking cakes.
Dara: That's because he thinks he's an SME.

An Academic Look at SME

As it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., "Ess Emm Ee"), SME is classified as an initialism abbreviation. Initialisms are different to acronyms, which are spoken like words.

SME is used as a noun (i.e., a naming word).

Of interest, SME is proceeded with "an" and not "a" because it starts with a vowel sound.

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