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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

on the ground

English answer:

local/locally

Added to glossary by Midomido
Apr 15, 2006 07:10
20 yrs ago
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English term

on the ground asset management capabilities

English Bus/Financial Finance (general)
I have two doubts:
1) I suppose it has to be read as:
on the ground capabilities of asset management
2) What does "on the ground" mean?

XXX's business is now asset management, with ***on the ground asset management capabilities ***located around the world and assets under management as of

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local/locally

"on the ground" is often used to mean "locally" or "on-site" e.g. the situation "on the ground" in Iraq.

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Note added at 14 mins (2006-04-15 07:25:23 GMT)
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Peer comment(s):

agree Jack Doughty
3 mins
Thank you, Jack.
agree Dave Calderhead
10 mins
Thank you, Dave.
agree Dipl.-Kfm. Bernhard Aicher MBA
17 mins
Thank you, Bernhard.
agree David Knowles : Also often has connotations of "real", "practical", "effective".
1 hr
Thank you, David. You are right about the other connotation, but I don't think it applies here.
agree Suzan Hamer
1 hr
Thank you, Suzan
agree MikeGarcia
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Thank you, Miguel.
agree Raging Dreamer
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agree Melissa Damonte
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agree Isodynamia
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agree Alfa Trans (X)
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