稼働率
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Meanings
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operating rate; utilization rate; occupancy rate; availability factor
Used in business, engineering, and economics to describe the proportion of time or capacity that equipment, facilities, or personnel are actively used. Often expressed as a percentage.
The factory's operating rate reached 80% this month.
We need to keep the server availability factor above 99.9%.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉の稼働率が上がるfor the operating rate of something to rise
After introducing new machines, the factory's operating rate went up.
- 〈物〉の稼働率が下がるfor the operating rate of something to fall
Due to the recession, the hotel's occupancy rate is falling.
- 稼働率を上げるto raise the operating/utilization rate
They increased staff in order to raise the production line's utilization rate.
- 〈数〉％の稼働率an operating rate of X%
This equipment maintains a 90% utilization rate.