Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

(usually be weighted)to arrange sth in such away that a particular person or thing has anadvantage or a disadvantage: The proposal is heavily weighted towards smaller businesses, о The new pay levels are weighted against part-time workers.

.weighted 'average noun [c] ('Technical) an average value for a number of things that is calculated by first giving a value to each thing according to how important it is compared with others: The Retail Price Index is a weighted average of the prices of a number of selected goods.

weighted 'index noun [c] (Economics; Finance) an index (= a system that compares the level of prices, wages, etc. with those of a previous time) that considers the value of each item according to how important it is compared with others: A price-weighted index counts changes in the prices of high-priced shares more than changes in the prices of low-priced shares, о The Hang Seng Index is a capitalization-weighted index (= a company is given importance according to the value of all its shares).

weighting /'weitiri/ noun

[HR) [u] (BrE) extra money that you are paid for working in a particular area because it is expensive to live there: She gets London weighting on top of her salary. [шз allowance

(Technical) [c,U] a value that you give to each of a number of things to show how important it is compared with the others: Each of the factors is given a weighting on a scale ofl to 10.

'weight note noun [c] [Trade) a document that says how much goods weigh when they are taken off a ship

welfare /'welfea(r); AmE -fer/ noun [u]

the general health, happiness and safety of aperson, a country, etc: They believe that international commerce is harmful to the welfare of developing countries.

[HR) the physical and mental health of employees and practical help that is provided for people that need it: an employee welfare plan

practical or financial help that is provided, oftenby the government, for people that need it: The state is still the main provider of welfare, о a social welfare programme о welfare services/work

[especially AmE) = social security (1)

'welfare .benefit noun [c, usually pi., u] money that is given to people who are unemployed or who cannot work because they are ill/sick, or to their family if they die: States may give welfare benefits to two-parent families where the main wage earner is unemployed.

welfare to 'work noun [u] a government policy of helping unemployed people find work, for example by training them or by giving companies money to employ them ► .welfare-to-'work adjective [only before noun]: a welfare-to-work programme

well /welI noun [C] 1 = oil well 603 whiteboard

2 a deep hole in the ground from which people obtain water

'wellness.program [BrEspelling- programme) noun [C] [AmE only) [HR) benefits, activities or training that a company offers to improve and develop the physical and mental health of its employees

.well 'off adjective (better off)