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operating cycles

operating cycles is the plural of operating cycle.

Meaning of operating cycle

Noun

operating cycle (plural operating cycles)

  1. The business cycle from startup of operations to the profit; from obtaining the raw material, through designing and production, to the distribution and profits.
  2. The average time between purchasing or acquiring inventory and receiving cash proceeds from its sale.

Questions about operating cycles

What is operating cycles the plural of?
Operating cycles is the plural of operating cycle.

Words near operating cycles in the dictionary

  1. operating concept
  2. operating concepts
  3. operating cost
  4. operating costs
  5. operating cycle
  6. operating cycles
  7. operating depth
  8. operating depths
  9. operating expenditure
  10. operating expense
  11. operating expenses

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