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YAHOO!

Online website portal with a large array of information from entertainment to news and finance.

WYSIWYG

“What you see is what you get”. Display showing what a document will look when it has been printed.

ZERO LATENCY

Information technology. No time lag between information exchange to interfaces or the instant response to input.

WRITE

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

WAR RISK

Possibility of loss, damage to anything from any remains of war like hostilities.

WORK

1. Contracts. Project’s scope encompassing everything needed to finish the project. 2. Intellectual property. Expressing the human mind in language, images, sounds, signs, symbols and media.

WALK UP

A 2 to 4 floor building that has no elevator.

WAR CLAUSE

Releases the insurer from loss liabilities due to an act of war.

WORKOUT

Strategy where a borrower negotiates with the lender to restructure a debt.

WEAROUT

Process of attrition causing an increased rate of failure with its age, use and consumption.

WRAP ACCOUNT

Investment brokerage account offering one fee for all services for investments larger than a set amount, usually $25,000.

WATT HOUR

Metric energy unit equal to 3.41Btu, 3600 joules.

WALLET

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

WAYBILL

Shipping document travelling with shipment showing consigner and consignee, origin, destination, goods involved, weight and freight.

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