operation
US /ˌɑpɚˈeɪʃən/
Definition
the state of being in effect or being operative
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The factory will begin full operation once the new machines are installed.
Word Family
Synonyms
- functioningprocess or manner of functioning or operating
- procedurea particular course of action intended to achieve a result
- activityany specific behavior
Collocations
- Easy hours of operationdescribing hours of operation (a period of time assigned for work)
- Medium business operationsdescribing business operations (a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it)
- Hard cease operationsto cease operations, meaning to put an end to a state or an activity
- Very Hard come into operationto come into operation, meaning to move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
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