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2) to buy a new computer, machine etc
that is better and able to do more things than your
old one
3) to get a better seat on a plane, a better rented car
etc than the one you paid for, or give someone a
better seat etc than the one they paid for
upgrade
2
n [C]
1) the act of improving a product or service, or
one that has been improved
2) new computer software that replaces
previous software of the same type
3) an occasion when someone is given a better
seat on a plane, a better rented car etc, than the one
they paid for
upmarket
1
also upscale AmE adj involving
goods and services that are expensive when compared
to others of the same type, or the people that buy them
upmarket
2
also upscale AmE adv go/move
upmarket/upscale to start buying or selling more
expensive goods or services
voice mail n [U] a system for leaving messages
for people by telephone, or the messages themselves
volatile adj a volatile market or situation is
changing quickly and suddenly, for example rising
and falling without much warning
volume n [C,U]
1) the amount of space that a substance or object
contains or fills
2) the total amount of something
warranty n plural warranties [C,U] a written
promise that a company gives to a customer, stating
that it will repair or replace a product they have bought
if it breaks during a certain period of time. Warranty is
another word for guarantee
welfare n [U] help that is given by government to
people with social or financial problems because they
are unemployed, ill etc
whistleblower n [C] someone working for an or-
ganization who tells the authorities that people in the
organization are doing something illegal, dishonest, or
wrong
whizz-kid n [C] a young person who is very
skilled at a particular activity or is very successful in a
particular area of work
wholesaler n [C] a person or company that sells
goods in large quanitities to other businesses, who
may then sell them to the general public
windfall n [C] an amount of money that a person
or business gets unexpectedly
withdraw v past tense withdrew past participle
withdrawn [T]
1) to take money out of a bank account
2) to remove something or take it back, of-
ten because of an official decision
3) if a company withdraws a product or service, it
stops making it available, either for a period or per-
manently
withdrawal n
1) [C,U] the act of taking money out of a bank
account, or the amount you take out
2) [U] the removal or stopping of some-
thing such as support, an offer, or a service
3) [C,U] also product withdrawal the act of no
longer making a product available, either for a period
or permanently
4) [U] the act of no longer taking part in an activ-
ity or being a member of an organization
workforce n [C] all the people who work in a
particular country, area, industry, company, or place
of work
