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Whiskey Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion, (1794), in American history, uprising that afforded the new U.S. government its first opportunity......
Whiskey Ring
Whiskey Ring, in U.S. history, group of whiskey distillers (dissolved in 1875) who conspired to defraud the federal......
white paper
white paper, an authoritative report detailing an issue, position, problem, solution, or even a commercial product......
Whitley Council
Whitley Council, in Great Britain, any of the bodies made up of representatives of labour and management for the......
Whittington, Dick
Dick Whittington was an English merchant and lord mayor of London who became a well-known figure in legend and......
Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market, the largest American chain of supermarkets that specializes in natural and organic foods. It......
wholesaling
wholesaling, the selling of merchandise to anyone other than a retail customer. The merchandise may be sold to......
Why are so many companies incorporated in Delaware?
Delaware is home to more than half of all Fortune 500 companies, but it is not because of tax breaks or proximity......
Why is a dollar called a buck?
The word buck as a term for the U.S. dollar dates back to the 1700s, when deer hides, or buckskins, were often......
Why is Benjamin Franklin on the hundred dollar bill?
Benjamin Franklin appears on the $100 bill not because he was a presidentâhe wasnâtâbut because of the role he......
Why Is It Called Black Friday?
The day following Thanksgivingâcommonly referred to as Black Fridayâhas become one of the busiest shopping days......
wildcat bank
wildcat bank, unsound bank chartered under state law during the period of uncontrolled state banking (1816â63)......
wildcat strike
wildcat strike, work stoppage undertaken by employees without the consent of their respective unions. Such strikes......
Womenâs Trade Union League
Womenâs Trade Union League (WTUL), American organization, the first national association dedicated to organizing......
won
won, monetary units of South Korea and North Korea. The Bank of Korea has the exclusive authority to issue banknotes......
Woolworth Co.
Woolworth Co. is a former American chain of general-merchandise retail stores based on the five-and-ten concept,......
work
work, in economics and sociology, the activities and labour necessary to the survival of society. What follows......
work, history of the organization of
history of the organization of work, history of the methods by which society structures the activities and labour......
workersâ compensation
workersâ compensation, social welfare program through which employers bear some of the cost of their employeesâ......
Workersâ Opposition
Workersâ Opposition, in the history of the Soviet Union, a group within the Communist Party that achieved prominence......
Workingmenâs Party
Workingmenâs Party, first labour-oriented political organization in the United States. Established first in Philadelphia......
World Bank
World Bank, international organization affiliated with the United Nations (UN) and designed to finance projects......
World Confederation of Labour
World Confederation of Labour (WCL), labour confederation founded as the International Federation of Christian......
World Federation of Trade Unions
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), leftist-oriented international labour organization founded in 1945 by......
worldâs fair
worldâs fair, large international exhibition of a wide variety of industrial, scientific, and cultural items that......
Writersâ Union of the U.S.S.R.
Writersâ Union of the U.S.S.R., organization formed in 1932 by a decree of the Central Committee of the Communist......
X
X, formerly Twitter (2006â2023), is a social media and microblogging service where users share short posts of no......
xAI
xAI was an artificial intelligence company founded by tech entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk in March 2023......
Xerox
Xerox, major American corporation and brand that was a pioneer in office technology, notably being the first to......
Xiaomi
Xiaomi, Chinese technology company that manufactures smartphones, lifestyle products, and Internet of Things (IoT)......
Yahoo
Yahoo Inc. is an American Internet company known for its news, finance, sports, and email websites. The company......
Yellow-dog contract
Yellow-dog contract, agreement between an employer and an employee in which the employee agrees, as a condition......
yen
yen, monetary unit of Japan. The yen was divided into 100 sen and into 1,000 rin until 1954, when these tiny denominations......
za
za, in feudal Japan, any of the mercantile or craft guilds that flourished about 1100â1590. They did not become......
zaibatsu
zaibatsu, (Japanese: âwealthy cliqueâ), any of the large capitalist enterprises of Japan before World War II, similar......
zakat
zakat, an obligatory tax required of Muslims, one of the five Pillars of Islam. The zakat is levied on five categories......
zamindar
zamindar, in India, a holder or occupier (dÄr) of land (zamÄ«n). The root words are Persian, and the resulting name......
Zip2
Zip2, former American technology company (1995â99) that was the first enterprise founded by Elon Musk. It provided......
zloty
zloty, monetary unit of Poland. Each zloty (spelled zĆoty in Polish) is divided into 100 groszy. The National Bank......