单词 | preoperating |
释义 | preoperatingadj.ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adjective] > gracious > of or relating to grace > prevenient prevening1552 preventing1593 prevenienta1607 preoperating1628 prevenant1790 1628 Field's Of Church (ed. 2) iii. App. x. 289 The good vse of grace proceedeth, not from the meere liberty of our will, but from God working by the effectuall helpe of preoperating grace, and causing a man freely to consent and cooperate. 1707 J. Hussey God's Operations Grace xii. 400 The Apostles..had no Pre-operating, or fore-working Signs of Success in preaching such Matters. 1730 Exposition of Thirty-nine Articles (Church of England) I. x. 295 The good Use of Grace proceedeth..from God, working by the effectual Help of pre-operating Grace... If not, God would not be the total Cause. 2. Business. Of or relating to the period before a business begins operating. ΚΠ 1938 Federal Reg. (U.S.) 9 Feb. 375/1 (heading) Account No. 973—Amortization—Organization and Pre-Operating Expense. Amortization of expenses incurred in the formation or development of the business shall be charged to this account. 1960 Accounting Rev. 35 44/1 Analysis of such costs will usually show that at least some of them are clean-up expenses relating to past operations... Others are pre-operating or start-up expenses. 1984 Times 6 Apr. 22/7 Finance is offered to cover pre-operating costs, plant, buildings, and the first three months of operations. 1991 Federal Reg. (U.S.) 17 June 27705/3 Pre-operating and start-up costs should include, but are not limited to, the following: Obtaining necessary government approval; [etc.]. 2005 Edge (Singapore) (Nexis) 7 Nov. Net profit plunged..as lower gross margins, higher bad debt provisions and a $0.6 million pre-operating loss from its Phuket store dragged down earnings for FY2003. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1628 |
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