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Running ˈrʌnɪŋ Day To Day Business Costs Noun Bre Shoes

Word running
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈrʌnɪŋ / NAmE / ˈrʌnɪŋ /
Example
  • to go running
  • running shoes
  • the day-to-day running of a business
  • the running costs of a car (= for example of fuel, repairs, insurance)
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running

(noun)BrE / ˈrʌnɪŋ / NAmE / ˈrʌnɪŋ /
  1. the action or sport of running
    • to go running
    • running shoes
  2. the activity of managing or operating something
    • the day-to-day running of a business
    • the running costs of a car (= for example of fuel, repairs, insurance)
  3. the activity of bringing something such as drugs, guns, etc. into a country secretly and illegally
    • drug-running
  4. having some/no chance of succeeding or achieving something
  5. to set the speed at which something is done; to take the lead in doing something

    6. Extra Examples

    • The business currently has annual running costs of £400 million.
    • The family is no longer involved in the day-to-day running of the business.
    • to go running
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