operate
31operate — [c]/ˈɒpəreɪt / (say opuhrayt) verb (operated, operating) –verb (i) 1. to work or run, as a machine does. 2. to work or use a machine, apparatus, or the like. 3. (sometimes followed by on or upon) to act effectively; exert force or influence: now… …
32operate jointly — index concur (agree) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
33operate, run at a loss — operate, run, etc. at a loss ► FINANCE, COMMERCE to fail to make a profit in a business: »Of the 235 large industrial projects, 46 are running at a loss. → Compare GAIN(Cf. ↑gain) noun, PROFIT(Cf. ↑profit) noun …
34operate, run, etc. at a loss — ► FINANCE, COMMERCE to fail to make a profit in a business: »Of the 235 large industrial projects, 46 are running at a loss. → Compare GAIN(Cf. ↑gain) noun, PROFIT(Cf. ↑profit) noun …
35operate at a gain — operate with profit, work in way that earns profit …
36Operate-Leasing — Das operative Leasing (auf Englisch auch Operate Leasing oder Operatingleasing genannt) ist eine Form des Leasing, die der Miete weitgehend ähnlich ist, jedoch in vielen Fällen weitere mietuntypische Dienstleistungen einschließt. Wesentliche… …
37operate at a loss — run even though it is losing money, operate while losing money …
38operate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin operatus, past participle of operari to work, from oper , opus work; akin to Old English efnan to perform, Sanskrit apas work Date: 1588 intransitive verb 1. to perform a function ; exert power or influence <… …
39operate — verb a) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act. b) To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially (Med.), to take appropriate effect on the human… …
40operate — 1. To work upon the body by the hands or by means of cutting or other instrument. 2. To perform a surgical procedure. 3. To cause a movement of the bowels; said of a laxative or cathartic remedy. [L. operor, pp. atus, to work …
