Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

wealthy /'wel8i/ adjective (wealthier, wealthiest)

rich; having a lot of money, possessions, resources, etc: the world's wealthiest software company о a relatively wealthy country

the wealthy noun [pl.] people who are rich: higher taxes for the wealthy

wear /wea(r); AmE wer/ noun [u]

see also: ready-to-wear

webinar /'webincr.(r)/ (also ,web-based 'seminar) noun [c]

(IT) a meeting, talk, lesson, etc. that is broadcast on the Internet, in which the people taking part can talk to each other: to participate/take part in a webinar

'web log filenoun [c](IT) a computer file that records information about the people that visit a website, the pages that they look at, any technical problems, etc.

webmaster (also spelled Webmaster)

/'webma:sta(r); AmE -maes-/ noun [c]

(IT) a person who is responsible for particular pages

of information on the World Wide Web

'web pagenoun(IT) a document that is connected to the World Wide Web and that anyone with an Internet connection can see, usually forming part of a website home page

,web 'shopfront = shopfront (2)

website (also spelled web site) /'websait/ noun [c]

(IT) a place connected to the Internet, where a company, an organization, etc. puts information on the World Wide Web: Customers can visit our website to see the progress of their orders, о Details of all our products are available on our website, о Our website address is http://www.oup.com.

to log into/log onto/look at/visit a website ♦ to build/create/design/develop/make/set up a website ♦ a company/an e-commerce/a group/an office website

,web 'storefront = storefront (3)

webzine /'webzi:n/ noun [c] a magazine published on the Internet, not on paper: a webzine for electronic computer users

weekday /'wi:kdei/ noun [c] any day except Saturday or Sunday: The service is only available on weekdays. ► 'weekdays adverb: open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

weekend /,wi:k'end; AmЈ'wi:kend/ noun [C]

Saturday and Sunday: Have a good weekend! о (BrE) The office is closed at the weekend, о (especially AmE) The office is closed on the weekend.

Saturday and Sunday, or a slightly longer period, as a holiday/vacation: a weekend break

WEF /,dAblju: i: 'ef/ = World Economic Forum

weighbridge /'weibrid3/ noun [c] a machine for weighing vehicles and their loads, usually with a platform that the vehicle is driven on to

weight /weit/ noun, verb

noun

(abbr wt) [u,c] how heavy sb/sth is, which can be measured in, for example, kilograms or pounds: It is about 70 kilos in weight, о Bananas are sold by weight, о This laptop has a weight of just 4 kilos, о goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes gross weight (= including the vehicle and the contents) о Meat must be marked with its net weight, excluding packaging.

[u] the fact of being heavy: The pillars have to support the weight of the roof.

[C] an object that is heavy: Lifting heavy weights can damage your back.

[c.U] a unit or system of units by which weight is measured: tables of weights and measures оimperial/metric weight

5 [U] importance, influence or strength: Mis

opinion carries weight with the boss.

IE3S1 throw/put your weight behind sth to use

all your influence and power to support sth: The directors have thrown their weight behind the takeover bid. idioms at pull verb, throw

• verb [+ obj]

to give different values to things to show how important you think each of them is compared with the others: The results of the survey were weighted to allow for variations in the sample.