Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

connected with goods that are bought in large quantities and sold to businesses so that they can be sold again to make a profit: the wholesale market

-> retail

О a wholesale business/distributor/division/group * wholesale goods/products/sales ♦ the wholesale market/sector/trade

adverb

being bought and sold in large quantities to be sold again to make a profit: We buy the building materials wholesale. retail

a legal document that says what is to happen to sb's money and property after they die: Have you made a will? о My father left me the business in his will

verb [+ obj]

will sth (to sb) | will sb sth to formally give your property or possessions to sb after you have died, by means of a will

win /win/ verb, noun

verb (winning, won, won /wajiA

2[+ obj] to get sth as the result of a competition,race, etc: The company has won a contract to build trucks for the army, о Although we won several website awards, sales were disappointing.

3 [+ obj] to achieve or get what you want,especially by your own efforts: We won 250 000 new customers in the final quarter of last year, о The two airlines have won approval for their planned merger.

ШЗЭ win sb a'round/'over/'round (to sth) to

get sb's support or approval by persuading them that you are right: Their latest model has so far failed to win over consumers. ,win sb/sth 'back to get or have again sb/sth that you had before: How can we win our customers back?

noun [C]

a victory in a competition, race, etc: The order is an important win for the aircraft maker.

wind /waind/ verb (wound, wound /waund/) Ш39 .wind 'down 1 (about a business, a piece of machinery, etc.) to go slowly and then stop: The market is winding down ahead of the holidays. 2 (about a person) to rest or relax after a period of activity or excitement: I used to go online to wind down after a long day at work. Isyni unwind ,wind sth down to bring a business, an activity, etc. to an end gradually over a period of time: The French bank is winding down its involvement in the joint venture. ,wind 'up: wind sth 'up to bring sth such as a meeting or a speech to an end: If we all agree, let's wind up the discussion. ,wind sth 'up (Law) to stop running a business and close it completely: The business will be wound up or sold.

isynl liquidate winding up

See note at bankrupt

windfall/'windfo:l/ noun [C] an amount of money that sb/sth wins or receives unexpectedly: Shareholders got a windfall of $2 per share, о Exporters have made windfall gains from the falling currency.

О to get/have/receive a windfall ♦ windfall gains/ profits

'windfall tax noun [c] a tax on profits that is paid once only, not every year: The government imposed a windfall tax on some industries.