means

noun[plural only]3

1. •
   a way or a thing that someone uses to do something or to get a result

   • She treated him as a means to an end.
   • A car is a means of transport.
2. •
   Financial resources; wealth.

   • a person of means; independent means
   • He was living beyond his means.
3. •
   Substantial wealth.

   • She is a woman of means.
   • Hotels that are so priced that only people of means can stay.