Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective pr. p. of
operate . - adjective having an effect or influence.
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- adjective in
operation - adjective that operates
- adjective involved in an operation
- verb Present participle of
operate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective involved in a kind of operation
- adjective being in effect or operation
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Examples
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If you exclude realized gains and losses from both periods, our title operating margins improved dramatically from 7.8% last year to 12.2% this year.
unknown title 2011
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I think this is what you call operating without a hint of shame.
IT IS NOT PERMANENT 2009
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But my recollection of Fischer Black is that he was more focused on what I call operating leverage, not financial leverage.
Justin Fox, Fischer Black, Tyler Cowen, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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In another monastery, we find what they call the operating theater.
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In another monastery, we find what they call the operating theater.
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In another monastery, we find what they call the operating theater.
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In another monastery, we find what they call the operating theater.
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In another monastery, we find what they call the operating theater.
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They bring him into what they called their operating room where chaos immediately ensues.
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"Do you think all men who are what you call operating around are like that?" she asked.
The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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