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Category: W

WITH PREJUDICE

Law phrase. (1) a dismissed case cannot be tried again, (2) court order is final. See without prejudice.

WORK PRODUCT

Outcome needed to be produced to finish a project and meet objectives.

WALLED GARDEN

Environment attractively designed aimed at keeping a captive comfortable and satisfied.

WASH TRADE

Different methodology to wash sale. Not legal as it deals with selling off then rebuying investments to increase trade.

WEIGHTING

Technique where some data is more emphasized than other in a summary or group.

WHISPER NUMBER

Unpublished opinion in the investment community about a firm’s possible forthcoming earnings.

WIDE MARKET

Market showing wide spread or substantial profit margins.

WILSHIRE 5000

Index that represents every listed company in the US and is the largest measure of stock market performance.

WORK REQUEST

Authorization for mow work through client/customer negotiations.

WORKING DAY

1. Commerce. A day that is not a legal holiday or a Sunday. 2. Law. A day other than Sunday and a gazette, statutory holiday.

WRITE

Term for the action of accepting an insurance application and insuring a risk.

WALLET

Apparel used to organize cash, credit cards and other small items important for daily use.

WASHINGTON MUTUAL

One of the USA’s largest savings and loan businesses based in Seattle in Washington. Washington Bank is no longer a part after FDIC seized and sold assets to JP Morgan Chase in

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