n. The state or condition of being able; power or capacity to do or act in any relation; competence in any occupation or field of action, from the possession of capacity, skill, means, or other qualification.
n. plural In a concrete sense, talents; mental gifts or endowments.
n. The condition of being able to pay or to meet pecuniary obligations; possession of means: called distinctively financial or pecuniary ability.
n. That which is within one's power to do; best endeavor.