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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Wet gas
Unprocessed natural gas that contains a mixture of heavier hydrocarbons including ethane, propane, butane and natural gasoline.
Energy Term
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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