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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

WASTE TREATMENT

Treating waste to remove pollutants and eliminate potential harm to people and the environment.

WASTEWATER

Used or spent water contain dissolved solids, discharge from homes, industries etc.

WATCH LIST

List of all securities a broker may consider to be the target of irregular trading activities.

WATERFALL PAYMENT

Loan repayment established by a debtor organization organizing payment sin levels of size and loan expense.

WATERSHED

Area above a water body that collects and adds to body of water.

WATT (W)

Metric unit of power equal to 1/746 of horsepower or one joule per second.

WATT HOUR

Metric energy unit equal to 3.41Btu, 3600 joules.

WAVE

Disturbance passing through medium.

WAVE LENGTH

Distance between successive and similar wave or trough points

WAYBILL

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

WEAK DOLLAR

Relating to another countries currency needing more of yours to buy theirs.

WEAK MARKET

Market where buyers are greatly outnumbered by the sellers.

WEAROUT

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

WEATHER

Hour by hour and day by day variations in conditions of atmosphere.

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