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More Glossary Terms Beginning with W
  • WACC Weighted Average Cost of Capital
    Weighted Average Cost of Capital. A calculation of a companys cost of capital in which each category of capital is proportionally weighted.
    Financial Term Letter: W
  • Wafer
    A disk made of a semiconducting material, such as silicon, usually either 100, 125, 150, 200 or 300 millimeters in diameter, used to form the substrate of a chip. A finished wafer may contain several thousand chips. Semiconductors Industry
    Manufacturing Term Letter: W
  • Wage and salary accruals and disbursements
    The monetary remuneration of employees, including the compensation of corporate officers; commissions, tips, and bonuses; voluntary employee contributions to certain deferred compensation plans, such as 401(k) plans; and receipts in kind that represent income. Accruals and disbursements differ in the treatment of retroactive payments. In the national income and product accounts (NIPAs), wage and s
    Economy Term Letter: W
  • WBC
    an abbreviation for white blood cell count. The white blood cells are analyzed from a blood sample collected as part of a standard protocol for patients suspected of having appendicitis who have entered the Emergency Department of a hospital.
    Health Care Term Letter: W
  • Western Blot Analysis
    A technique used to identify and locate proteins based on their ability to bind to specific antibodies.
    Health Care Term Letter: W
  • Wet Deficiency Fee
    That fee, as set forth in the Transactions Terms Letter, payable by Seller for each calendar day that Seller fails to deliver to Buyer or its Custodian the Mortgage Loan Documents relating to any Wet Mortgage Loan purchased by Buyer following expiration of the Wet Mortgage Loans Maximum Dwell Time.
    Financial Term Letter: W
  • Wet gas
    Unprocessed natural gas that contains a mixture of heavier hydrocarbons including ethane, propane, butane and natural gasoline.
    Energy Term Letter: W
  • Wet Mortgage Loan
    A Mortgage Loan as to which Buyer purchases from Seller by delivering funds to the applicable Closing Agent prior to receipt by Buyer or its Custodian of the related Mortgage Loan Documents, subject to Seller?s obligation to deliver the related Mortgage Loan Documents within the Wet Mortgage Loans Maximum Dwell Time.
    Financial Term Letter: W
  • Wet Mortgage Loans Maximum Dwell Time
    That period of time, by which Seller must deliver to Buyer or its designee the Mortgage Loan Documents for a Wet Mortgage Loan.
    Financial Term Letter: W
  • Wet Mortgage Loans Sublimit
    The maximum aggregate principal amount of Purchased Mortgage Loans that may be Wet Mortgage Loans at any time, as set forth in the Transactions Terms Letter.
    Financial Term Letter: W
  • What is Deflation
    What is Deflation? Deflation is constant decline in general level of prices, usually attributed to contraction of available money and credit. When the volume of money declines but quantity of products and services remain unchanged or decline on the lower level, results are higher lower prices (Deflation). Deflation is measured with CPI on the retail level and with PPI on the Wholesale level The Co
    Economy Term Letter: W
  • What is GDP
    What is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the market value of goods and services produced by labor and property within one country, regardless of nationality. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the standard measurement of the Economic Activity within one country. If the U.S. Economy has advanced by 2.8 percent in a year, it means the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ha
    Economy Term Letter: W
  • What is Inflation
    What is Infaltion? Inflation is constant and above average increase in general level of prices, usually attributed to rise in the volume of money. When the volume of money rises but quantity of products and services remain unchanged or increase on the lower level, results are higher prices (Inflation) and the loss of value of currency. Inflation is measured with CPI on the retail level and with PP
    Economy Term Letter: W
  • White Goods
    A term which refers to large household appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers and other similar items. Appliance & Tool Industry
    Manufacturing Term Letter: W
  • WHO
    World Health Organization, the United Nations specialised agency for health.
    Health Care Term Letter: W
  • Wholesale Broker Insurance
    An independent or exclusive agent that represents both admitted and nonadmitted insurers in market areas, which include standard, non-standard, specialty and excess and surplus lines of insurance. The wholesaler does not deal directly with the insurance consumer. The wholesaler deals with the retail agent or broker.
    Insurance Term Letter: W
  • Wholesaler Wholesale
    A business that sells to retailers, contrators, or other types of businesses (including farms), but not to the general public (or at least not in any significant amount).
    Economy Term Letter: W
  • Williams R
    William %R, shows the relationship of the close relative to the high-low range over a set period of time. The nearer the close is to the top of the range, the nearer to zero (higher) the indicator will be. The nearer the close is to the bottom of the range, the nearer to -100 (lower) the indicator will be. If the close equals the high of the high-low range, then the indicator will show 0 (the high
    Technical Indicator Letter: W
  • Workers Compensation Insurance
    A system (established under state and federal laws) under which employers provide insurance for benefit payments to their employees for work-related injuries, deaths and diseases, regardless of fault.
    Insurance Term Letter: W
  • Working Capital Per Revenue
    A financial strength ratio that measures proportion of companys Working Capital to companys Revenues. Working Capital Per Revenue displays the amount of dollars of working capital that are necessary to generate one dollar of sales. The lower the number, the stronger the balance sheet of the company. Working Capital Per Revenue = (Working Capital / Revenue)
    Fundamental Analysis Letter: W
  • Working Capital Ratio
    A financial strength ratio that measures proportion of companys current assets to companys current liabilities. Working Capital Ratio displays the ability to meet current liabilities with current assets. The higher the number, the stronger the balance sheet of the company. Working Capital Ratio Formula = (current assets / current liabilities)
    Fundamental Analysis Letter: W
  • Working interest
    An interest in a gas and oil lease that gives the owner the right to drill, produce and conduct operating activities on the leased acreage and receive a share of any production.
    Energy Term Letter: W
  • Workover
    Operations on a producing well to restore or increase production.
    Energy Term Letter: W