working order

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working order

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  1. especially, uncountable, of machinery The state or condition of being operational or of functioning acceptably. [T]he Commission got itself into systematic working order, and for weeks the contributions flowed into its treasury in a generous stream.

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noun state or condition of being operational

中文正常運轉狀態 /正常运转状态 zhèngcháng yùnzhuǎn zhuàngtài, 正常工作 zhèngcháng gōngzuò
Françaisen état de marche

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@misc{working_order_2026,
  title = {working order},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/working%20order},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}