Operations

Word OPERATIONS
Character 10
Hyphenation operations
Pronunciations /ˌɒpəˈɹeɪʃənz/

Definitions and meanings of "Operations"

What do we mean by operations?

The method by which a device performs its function.

The method or practice by which actions are done.

The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.

A planned undertaking.

A business or organization.

A surgical procedure.

A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands).

A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm)

Effect produced; influence.

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The word "operations" in example sentences

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. ❋ 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. ❋ Unknown (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.

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. ❋ Unknown (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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And a lot of them do what they call operations research, kind of -- they ` re scientists. ❋ Unknown (2004)

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

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 ❋ Unknown (2010)

The “offer” to a sovereign nation to delegate a component of its military operations is beyond insulting. ❋ Unknown (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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yeah ... too bad we're rolling up our inteligence gatherin operations now ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

The way I envision our intelligence gathering operations, is we use local informants who most likely would never be viable court witnesses. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The IPCC ideas are about possible as a caveman conducting flight operations from a nuclear powered aircraft carrier in 1000 BC. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The government and KBR have made significant improvements in operations and oversight of LOGCAP III and we have safeguards in place to protect the government's interest, Carlson said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It might also change the way airspace operations is handled above the Hudson. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Some law enforcement agencies are wasting limited resources in operations to appease the public ‟ s thirst for action against illegal immigration regardless of the legal or social consequences … If we become a nation in which the local police are the default enforcers of a failing federal immigration policy, the years of trust that police departments have built up in immigrant communities will vanish. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The debt-equity ratio determines how the risky cash flow from operations is divided among creditors and owners. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Conversely, if health care legislation is only an entitlement that merely redistributes taxes under the General Welfare provision, then Congress cannot do any of the foregoing things, but at best can prevent tax dolllars from being spent for certain operations, etc. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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