Operations
/ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃənz/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of operation form-of, plural
- 2 Any practically minded combination of business administration, management science, operations research, systems engineering, and industrial engineering. often, plural, plural-only
"They get the job done, but operations is the area in which they're weakest."
- 3 financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records wordnet
- 4 The department or interdepartmental team within a company that works on optimizing the company's execution of such things. often, plural, plural-only
"She works in operations, and her job involves data analysis and business intelligence."
Example
More examples"The Mafia uses legitimate business operations as a front."