Question: Here is one sentence: It's been an age since we last saw you.
Here is another sentence: It was replaced because of its age.
Does the age mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: A multinational operation.
Here is another sentence: They had to consolidate their operations.
Does the operation mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: I envied his rapid buildup of assets.
Here is another sentence: A military buildup in preparation for the invasion.
Does the buildup mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: Carry the suitcases to the car.
Here is another sentence: These pipes carry waste water into the river.
Does the carry mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning