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WET LEASE

Leasing agreement where multiple services to the lessee of the property.

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.

WAGE RATE

Pay rate based on units produced or time of working.

WAREHOUSE RETAILING

Mass detailing of goods by a store offering little customer service but low prices.

WEB DESIGN

Describes all of the tasks needed to create an HTML driven web page to be displayed on the WWW.

WET LOAN

Mortgage arrangement where settlement occurs simultaneously with document signing.

WHOLESALE BANKING

1. Banking services offered to government agencies, pension funds and corporations with sound income statements and strong balance sheets only. 2. Lending and borrowing between banks.

WINSORIZED MEAN

Measurement to estimate the mean with a lower dependence on outlying values.

WITHOUT RESERVE

Situation where an agent can make decisions without seeking the principal’s approval.

WORKSHEET

Informal sheet where the accountant can record information to adjust balances and substantiate opinion with regard to transactions and balances.

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