trading operation

collocation in English

meaningsoftradingandoperation

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trading
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtreɪ.dɪŋ/us
/ˈtreɪ.dɪŋ/
mainly UK
the activity of buying and selling goods ...
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operation
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact of operating or ...
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(Definition oftradingandoperationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftrading operation

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It is not atradingoperationin the terms of the salaries paid.
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Nevertheless, it was carried out as part of atradingoperation.
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In those circumstances, thetradingoperationwould be much smaller than its present large size.
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However, it remains an extremely largetradingoperationby oil trading standards.
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That is in the nature of atradingoperationand seems eminently sensible.
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It is paid in corporation tax, because the money comes from atradingoperation.
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If someone persuades petrol companies to contribute ½p for every gallon sold, that is atradingoperation.
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The proviso is designed to exclude from the generality of that positive enactment the possible case where a propertradingoperationis involved.
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It would be most exceptional for this to be in anyone's home; that someone should have transformed his home into atradingoperation.
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It really is an ordinarytradingoperationthe results of which will accrue to or become a liability of every miller.
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A dividend which is a cash return is by far the best way of the consumer getting back any extra which can be made in thistradingoperation.
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