"working order" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} working order (uncountable)
  1. (especially of machinery) The state or condition of being operational or of functioning acceptably. Tags: especially, uncountable Translations (state or condition of being operational): 正常運轉狀態 (Chinese Mandarin), 正常运转状态 (zhèngcháng yùnzhuǎn zhuàngtài) (Chinese Mandarin), 正常工作 (zhèngcháng gōngzuò) (Chinese Mandarin), käyttökunto (Finnish), en état de marche (French), sprawność [feminine] (Polish)
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