owner-operator
noun[C]
USukusapersonwhoownsandrunstheirownbusiness:
Theportislookingat whethertruckersshouldremainindependentowner-operators orbecomeemployees.
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However, if it is not theowner-operatorwho is applying the pesticides, differences in the opportunity costs of labour may also affect the rate of adoption.
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The time commitment for training required of the individualowner-operatoris unsustainable and will drive hundreds out of business.
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If theowner-operatorstarts poking about with the equipment, there will result wow and flutter, distortion, loss of audibility or, indeed, no sound at all.
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I do not take the view that just because someone is not directly employed by the mainowner-operator, whether that is public or private, there is something wrong with them.
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In particular, it prefersowner-operator-style companies that align the interests of management and shareholders.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Mostowner-operatordrivers do not have any kind of medical insurance.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was also known as a wine maker and resortowner-operator.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Charger and battery liquid cooling service is performed here but is not anowner-operatorservice item.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The state unconditionally guaranteed bond issues by railroad companies, ensuring steady flow of new investors; during the concession period, theowner-operatorwas entitled to all the profits of the venture.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Transpower, the national gridowner-operator, has issues exporting electricity generated from the area, as there are no appropriate transmission lines to connect to in the area.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The code is technically assigned to theowner-operatorof the aircraft rather than the aircraft itself; if an aircraft is sold, the new owners-operators must apply for a new code.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The agricultural sector's record on health and safety matters is not good, and the victims range from owner-operators—people who operate their own farm businesses—to employees.
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Many site owner-operators go on holiday at this time of the year.
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They are running small businesses either as owner-operators or franchisees.
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To preserve the opportunity for individual drivers to own and drive their own taxi, certain medallions were designated for owner-operators.
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