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- ▪ I. running run‧ning 1 [ˈrʌnɪŋ] noun1. the running of something the way in which an organization or system is managed or organized:
• He has little say in the running of the company.
2. be in the running/out of the running to have some hope or no hope of winning something:be in the running/out of the running for• Two European aircraft builders are in the running for the contract.
[m0] ▪ II. running running 2 adjective1. running argument/battle/debate etc an argument etc that continues or is repeated over a long period of time:• the running debate over taxes and growth
2. running total a total that is continually increased as new costs, amounts etc are added:• We have been keeping a running total of layoff announcements by major corporations.
3. in running order a machine that is in running order is working correctly:• They had failed to keep the crane in running order.
4. the running order the order in which the different parts of an event have been arranged to take place:• The running order had to be changed at the last minute.
5. running repairs small repairs that you do to a machine to keep it working* * *
Ⅰ.running UK US /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ adjective► [before noun] happening continuously without interruption: »a running battle/argument/dispute
»The news site has kept up a running commentary on the state of the county's debt.
Ⅱ.running UK US /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ noun [U]► the activity of managing the operation of something: the running of sth »Our company places value on things that go beyond the running of the business.
»She is in charge of the day-to-day running of the department.
Financial and business terms. 2012.