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wage [ weidv ] (n.) weekly pay（每周）工资
[例] the wage rise last year was 7.5%.
wage freeze (n.) decision by management not to increases wages工资冻结
[例] the decision of wage freeze this year annoyed the blue-collar workers.
walk-out (n) a trike 罢工
[例] the on-going walk-out has forced the company to the very verge of bankrupt.
warehouse [ 5wzehaus ] (n.) building where goods are stored 仓库
[同义词] depot
wastage [ 5weistidv ] (n.) loss of workers through resignation or retirement 人员浪费
[例] it is just natural wastage, that is to say, loss of employees because they retire or move to other jobs and not through redundancy.
wealth [ welw ] (n.) 1. large amount of money owned by someone财富
[例] our experts will provide you a portfolio of financial services and make your wealth doubled.
2. resources of a country资源
wealthy [5welwi ] (adj.) rich, prosperous富裕的
welfare [5welfze] (n.) system of looking after employees福利
[同义词] well-being
[例] health and safety are aspects of employee welfare.
white-collar [ 5wait5kcle ] (adj.) relating to office workers白领的
[例] white-collar workers represent a significant part of the organization.
white goods (n.) products such as refrigerators and washing machines used in the kitchen大型家用电器
wholesale [ 5heulseil ] (n, adj. & adv.) buying goods from a manufacturer and selling on to retailers批发
[例] wholesale price is usually much lower than the retail price.
wholesaler [ 5heulseile ] (n.) person/company who buys from manufactures and sells to retailers批发商
wind up (v.) to close down a company终止，结束
[例] a number of business firms in japan are said to be winding up their affairs.
windfall (n) a sudden, unexpected piece of good fortune or personal gain 意外之财
[例]he won the lottery to make a sudden windfall and became a rich man at a night.
wildcat (adj) highly risky高风险的
[例]this business project is a wildcat scheme.
withdraw [ wit5drc: ] (v.)1.take away撤消
2. to remove (money) from an account提款
[例] to withdraw $500 from a bank account
withdrawal [ wit5drc:el ] (n.) 1.act of taking away撤消
[例] the employee who feels underpaid is likely to show dissatisfaction by withdrawal from the job.
2.提款
[例] withdrawal of assets
workaholic (n) one who has a compulsive and unrelenting need to work 工作狂
[例]he is a workaholic and never gets married till now.
[同义词]work addict
workforce (n.) total number of workers(employees) 职工总人数
[例] the workforce of his firm has increased from 200 to 800 in recently 2 years.
work in progress (wip) ( n) 在制品
[例] he wrote this goods as wip in the accounts
working conditions (n. pl) general physical state of the place where people work, including things like noise level, hazardous conditions, or heat工作状况
[例] workers are going on a strike because of bad working conditions.
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working capital (n.) excess of current assets over current liabilities — sometimes called the current ratio流动资产超过流动负债的数量，有时也叫流动比率
working hours (n. pl) the times of day or number of hours that a person works工时
[例] how many working hours do you work a day?
working [ 5we:kin ] (adj.)adequate for practical use实用的
[例] gain a working knowledge of the top business books
workload [ 5we:kleud ] (n.) amount of work to be done工作量
[例] there is not so much workload to be done today.
work order =production order (n.) document which authorizes the manufacture of specific parts or products生产定单
[例] have you seen the important work order?
work station (n.) fixed place in a factory or office where a job is done, usually associated with a machine工作点
[例] the a505 computer is this teller’s work station.
write-off [ 5rait7cf ] (n.) loss/cancellation of a bad debt注销 (v.) cancel/remove a debt from the accounts注销
[例] the debt has been written off.
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yield [ ji:ld ] (n.) usable output from a process产量，收益
[例] there has been a considerable increase in the yield of the mines.
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zero defect (n.) manufactured product which meets the specified quality standard无事故, 无疵残
[例] they improved the technique and got zero defect this year.
zero inventory (n.) management philosophy and practice based on no waste and constant improvement of productivity零库存
[例] the leaders should instill zero inventory into their employees regularly.