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Open market purchase operationA systematic program of repurchasing shares of stock in market transactions at current market prices, in competition with other prospective investors.Open market purchase operation Similar MatchesOperational DefinitionOperational DefinitionA description in quantifiable terms of what to measure and the steps to follow to measure it consistently. Deming has suggested that a good operational definition includes: 1) a criterion to be applied, 2) a way to determine whether the criterion is satisfied, and 3) a way to interpret the results of the test. An operational definition is developed for each KQC or process variable before data is collected. 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. 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. Discontinued operationsDiscontinued operationsDivisions of a business that have been sold or written off and that no longer are maintained by the business. Open market operationOpen market operationPurchase or sale of government securities by the monetary authorities to increase or decrease the domestic money supply. Further SuggestionsOpen market operationAsia Pacific Economic Cooperation Pact (APEC) Operationally efficient market Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Operations department |
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