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WHOLE LIFE INSURANCE

Life insurance policy covering death, builds a cash value, pays fixed benefit for death, has a constant premium. Also known as continuous premium whole life insurance, ordinary life insurance, permanent or straight

WINNER’S CURSE

An observation that the bidder winning an item often overvalues the item bid on.

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Law phrase. Without abandonment of claim, right, privilege and without implied admission of liability.

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

Financial support provided to an injured worker covering income, medical costs, rehabilitation or death from a work injury.

WROUGHT IRON

Type of iron with approximately 3% slag giving it a certain grain and look. Resistant to rust, suitable for forging and rolling than casting.

WRITE OFF

Accounting. Where an asset is uncollectable and considered to be a loss.

UNICASTING

Transmission from a point to another point from one device to another device.

UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR (URL)

Websites internet address, file or document. It reads HTTP://www.address/directories/filename. Also known as Universal Resource Locator, URL or web address.

UNIT TIME

Man hours used to produce one unit of output.

UNJUST ENRICHMENT

1. Benefit retention with no consideration of return where it can be reasonably expected. 2. Money obtained that is not a gift that the beneficiary needs to make restitution for.

UNPAID CHECK

Check dishonored on presentation at bank where it was drawn.

UNSCHEDULED OVERTIME

Overtime that is not planned due to a bottleneck or to fix a ‘behind schedule’ position.

UPLINK

Link in communication from the ground to an orbiting satellite. Opposite of downlink.

UPTIME

Operational time of equipment where it is fully operational. Opposite of downtime.

USER COST

Economics. Machine or capital assets reduced value by using it.

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