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Noun
S: (n) operation (the state of being in effect or being operative) "that rule is no longer in operation"
S: (n) operation (a business especially one run on a large scale) "a large-scale farming operation"; "a multinational operation"; "they paid taxes on every stage of the operation"; "they had to consolidate their operations"
S: (n) operation (a planned activity involving many people performing various actions) "they organized a rescue operation"; "the biggest police operation in French history"; "running a restaurant is quite an operation"; "consolidate the companies various operations"
S: (n) operation ((computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)) "it can perform millions of operations per second"
S: (n) operation, military operation (activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)) "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
S: (n) operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body) "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
S: (n) operation, procedure (a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work) "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations"
S: (n) operation, functioning, performance (process or manner of functioning or operating) "the power of its engine determines its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards"
S: (n) mathematical process, mathematical operation, operation ((mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods) "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"
S: (n) operation (the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)) "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"
S: (adj) dull, slow, sluggish ((of business) not active or brisk) "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
S: (adj) hostile (unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company (used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)) "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"; "hostile bid"
S: (adj) tangible ((of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value) "tangible property like real estate"; "tangible assets such as machinery"
S: (adj) intangible ((of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value) "intangible assets such as good will"
S: (n) operation (the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)) "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"
S: (n) business (the volume of commercial activity) "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today"
S: (n) administration, disposal (a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs))
S: (n) establishment (a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence)
S: (n) film, cinema, celluloid (a medium that disseminates moving pictures) "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"
S: (n) capitalist (a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business))
S: (n) copartner (a joint partner (as in a business enterprise))
S: (n) bankroll, roll (a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)) "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag"
S: (n) stagnation, stagnancy, doldrums (a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)) "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"
S: (v) privatize, privatise (change from governmental to private control or ownership) "The oil industry was privatized"