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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Finance) financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records.

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  • noun Plural form of operation.

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  • noun financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records

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Examples

  • A zone of operations may sometimes present but a single _line of operations_, either on account of the configuration of the country, or of the small number of practicable routes for an army found therein.

    The Art of War Henri Jomini 1824

  • The term operations here I use in a large sense, as comprehending not barely the actions of the mind about its ideas, but some sort of passions arising sometimes from them, such as is the satisfaction or uneasiness arising from any thought.

    An Essay Concerning Human Understanding 2007

  • That being said about the Mortgage Guaranty business, let me take a minute and transition to a brief review of our Title operations for the quarter.

    unknown title 2011

  • The title operations segment of the company suffered a decline in residential real estate transactions, lower property values and a $19.6 million non-cash impairment of certain securities.

    Housing Wire 2008

  • Corp. and Bertelsmann subsequently merged their label operations to create Sony BMG, which Sony then bought outright, giving it ownership of the "Idol" relationship along with several other record labels.

    Universal Music to Team With 'Idol' 2010

  • And a lot of them do what they call operations research, kind of -- they ` re scientists.

    The Pentagon�s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century 2004

  • The increase in profitability was primarily due to cost saving initiatives successfully implemented in our title operations.

    unknown title 2011

  • New York City officials destroyed tons of new, unworn clothing and footwear last year that had been seized in raids on counterfeit label operations, abandoning a practice of giving

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • The fact that architects may have to redefine their operations is potentially a wonderful opportunity to recalibrate and reconsider who and what architecture is actually for.

    Ballardian » A Near Future: Nic Clear’s Tribute to JG Ballard 2009

  • The fact that architects may have to redefine their operations is potentially a wonderful opportunity to recalibrate and reconsider who and what architecture is actually for.

    Ballardian » A Near Future: Nic Clear’s Tribute to JG Ballard 2009

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