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Open market operationThe sale or purchase of government bonds by a central bank, in exchange for domestic currency or central-bank deposits. This changes the monetary base and therefore the domestic money supply, contracting it with a bond sale and expanding it with a bond purchase.Open market operationPurchase or sale of government securities by the monetary authorities to increase or decrease the domestic money supply.Open market operation Similar MatchesDiscontinued operationsDiscontinued operationsDivisions of a business that have been sold or written off and that no longer are maintained by the business. Income statement (statement of operations)Income statement (statement of operations)A statement showing the revenues, expenses, and income (the difference between revenues and expenses) of a corporation over some period of time. Open market purchase operationOpen market purchase operationA systematic program of repurchasing shares of stock in market transactions at current market prices, in competition with other prospective investors. Funds From Operations (FFO)Funds From Operations (FFO)Used by real estate and other investment trusts to define the cash flow from trust operations; earnings with depreciation and amortization added back. A similar term increasingly used is funds available for distribution (FAD), which is FFO less capital investments in trust property and the amortization of mortgages. Operations departmentOperations departmentSee: Back office. Further SuggestionsAsia Pacific Economic Cooperation Pact (APEC)Operationally efficient market Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Operational Definition |
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