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verb🔗ShareTo deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits."My uncle operates in the gold market, hoping to make a profit from price changes. "businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb🔗ShareTo put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work."to operate a machine"functionmachinesystemtechnologybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
