operations

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operations

/ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃənz/ UK
/ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃənz/ US, dialectal
/ˌɑ.pɚˈeɪ.ʃənz/ US, dialectal
/ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃənz/ Canada, dialectal

noun

plural plural of operation

noun in construction

often, plural, plural only Any practically minded combination of business administration, management science, operations research, systems engineering, and industrial engineering. They get the job done, but operations is the area in which they're weakest.
often, plural, plural only The department or interdepartmental team within a company that works on optimizing the company's execution of such things. She works in operations, and her job involves data analysis and business intelligence.

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Closest in meaning: trading operations, act, action, actions, activities, activity, acts, affairs, apd, assignments, attacks, battle, bombers, bombing, bombings, business

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@misc{operations_2026,
  title = {operations},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/operations},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}