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wage (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 (n.) building where goods are stored 仓库
[同义词]depot
wastage (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 (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 (adj.) rich, prosperous富裕的
welfare (n.) system of looking after employees福利
[同义词]well-being
[例] Health and safety are aspects of employee welfare.
white-collar (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 (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 (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 (v.)1.take away撤消
2. to remove (money) from an account提款
[例]to withdraw $500 from a bank account
withdrawal (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.
workinprogress (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 (adj.)adequate for practical use实用的
[例] gain a working knowledge of the top business books
workload (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 (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.。