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WACC
[Weighted Average Cost of Capital] |
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Waiting Period (USA)
The period of time between the filing of a registration statement with the SEC and the date when it is declared effective. |
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Warrant
Another word for an option to purchase a security. |
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Warranty
A security which gives the holder the right to purchase shares in a company at a pre-determined price. |
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Weighted Average
Anti-dilution provisions that apply a weighted average formula to adjust the option price or conversion ratio of an early-round investor, based on the sale price and number of common equivalent shares sold by the company after the issuing of the option or convertible security. |
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White Knight
A company that makes a friendly take-over offer to a target company that is being faced with a hostile take-over from a third party. |
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Window on Technology
Interest mainly expressed by industrial corporations to access to new technologies via venture capital investments. |
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Working Capital
The cash resources a company needs to operate as a going concern on a daily basis. |
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Write Down
An accounting procedure that gradually reduces the book value of an intangible asset through periodic charges to income. |
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Write-off
Accounting process that changes the value of an asset to an expense or a loss. |
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Write-up
In accounting the increase of the value of an investment. |