Engineering

Engineering

The discipline, art, skill and profession of applying scientific knowledge and principles to the design and manufacturing of machines, structures, devices, systems, materials and processes.

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wilshire indexes

Financial services; General Finance

Widely followed performance measurement indexes measuring performance of all U.S.-headquartered equity securities with readily available price data, created by Wilshire ...

windfall profit

Financial services; General Finance

A sudden unexpected profit uncontrolled by the profiting party.

window

Financial services; General Finance

A brokerage firm's cashier department, where delivery of securities and settlement of transactions take place.

window contract

Financial services; General Finance

A guaranteed investment contract purchased with deposits over some future designated time period (the "window"), usually between 3 and 12 months. All deposits made are guaranteed ...

window dressing

Financial services; General Finance

Trading activity near the end of a quarter or fiscal year that is designed to improve the appearance of a portfolio to be presented to clients or shareholders. For example, a ...