rent rip split | the act of rending or ripping or splitting something, he gave the envelope a vigorous rip |
operating procedure | a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation |
standing operating procedure standard operating procedure SOP standard procedure | a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely, rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries |
operating microscope | binocular microscope used in surgery to provide a clear view of small and inaccessible parts of the body (as in microsurgery) |
operating room OR operating theater operating theatre surgery | a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations, great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic |
operating table | table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation |
operating capability performance capability | the capability of a technological system to perform as intended |
gross anatomy macroscopic anatomy | the study of the structure of the body and its parts without the use of a microscope |
instruction manual instructions book of instructions operating instructions | a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it |
sale in gross contract of hazard | a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage |
operating system OS | (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services |
DOS disk operating system | an operating system that is on a disk |
MS-DOS Microsoft disk operating system | an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers |
UNIX UNIX system UNIX operating system | trademark for a powerful operating system |
rip rent snag split tear | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart, there was a rip in his pants, she had snags in her stockings |
chief executive officer CEO chief operating officer | the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm, reports to a board of directors, may appoint other managers (including a president) |
rent collector | a person who goes from house to house collecting rents for the owner |
surgeon operating surgeon sawbones | a physician who specializes in surgery |
car rental hire car rent-aar self-drive u-drive you-drive | a rented car, she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel |
gross estate | the total valuation of the estate's assets at the time of the person's death |
gross revenue receipts | the entire amount of income before any deductions are made |
gross national product GNP | former measure of the United States economy, the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually yr) |
real gross national product real GNP | a version of the GNP that has been adjusted for the effects of inflation |
gross domestic product GDP | the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in , the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and capital within a nation's borders during a given period (usually year) |
gross profit gross profit margin margin | (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold |
gross sales gross revenue sales | income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time |
margin of profit profit margin gross margin | the ratio gross profits divided by net sales |
operating expense operating cost overhead budget items | the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance), it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes |
costs | pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation |
rent | a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service |
ground rent | payment for the right to occupy and improve a piece of land |
peppercorn rent | very low or nominal rent |
rack rent | an extortionate rent |
economic rent rent | the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions |
fixed charge fixed cost fixed costs | a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) |
operating capital | capital available for the operations of a firm (e.g. manufacturing or transportation) as distinct from financial transactions and long-term improvements |
income statement earnings report operating statement profit-and-loss statement | a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period |
operating budget | a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements |
long ton ton gross ton | a British unit of weight equivalent topounds |
gross | twelve dozen |
great gross | a cardinal number equal to one dozen gross |
freak out freak gross out | lose one's nerve, When he saw the accident, he freaked out |
disgust gross out revolt repel | fill with distaste, This spoilt food disgusts me |
lease rent hire charter engage take | engage for service under a term of contract, We took an apartment on a quiet street, Let's rent a car, Shall we take a guide in Rome? |
lease let rent | grant use or occupation of under a term of contract, I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners |
hire out rent out farm out | grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee, We rent out our apartment to tourists every year, He hired himself out as a cook |
gross | earn before taxes, expenses, etc. |
rent lease | let for money, We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad |
rent hire charter lease | hold under a lease or rental agreement, of goods and services |
crying(a) egregious flagrant glaring gross rank | conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible, a crying shame, an egregious lie, flagrant violation of human rights, a glaring error, gross ineptitude, gross injustice, rank treachery |