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wardrobing n. Reports from south of the border say some U.S. retailers are using computer tracking to weed out habitual refunders, “wardrobers” (who buy clothes, wear them, then bring them back) and downright crooks.…Retailers tell her wardrobing is most acute during the holiday and wedding seasons, and creates a lot of headaches. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion] [full cite] (Dec. 28, 2004)

wardrobing n. The system also aims to prevent “wardrobing,” in which people (women in particular) buy clothes, wear them to a party, and return them the next day. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion] [full cite] (Dec. 28, 2004)

warehousing n. Keeping loans off the books of Anglo every year for eight years meant that the €87 million in loans did not emerge in the snapshot of the bank that the independent auditors, Ernst Young, take every year for the purposes of compiling Anglo’s annual report. The practice is known as “warehousing.” It is also described within financial circles as “a bed and breakfast” deal, though this term is generally applied to share transactions where stock is sold and repurchased shortly after the start of a new tax year, allowing shareholders to register a loss or profit for tax purposes while retaining ownership of the shares. [English Money & Finance Jargon] [full cite] (Dec. 26, 2008)

warm line n. One of the new ways parents are being included is through phone calls such as the ones Ball gets from time to time. It’s sometimes referred to as a “warm line.” Calls can be made by any number of people—someone such as Doody, or a volunteer with a military family centre or even an officer from the soldier’s unit. “Some are doing it weekly, at least monthly,” says Doody. “We’re reaching out through phone lines just to say “How you doing? Is there anything the Military Family Resource Centre can do for you?” (It’s) to let them know they’re not forgotten. [English Military] [full cite] (Apr. 23, 2008)

warm shell n. Although there are no strict definitions, “cold shells” are generally facilities where tenants may have to install bathrooms, elevators and air conditioning. But that’s not as bad as an “arctic shell,” which doesn’t have much more than a roof and exterior walls. A “warm shell” at least has bathrooms and elevators. “Tropical shells” offer amenities beyond that. [English Construction & Buildings Houses & Housing Slang] [full cite] (Jul. 16, 2007)

warmblood n. Initially limited to Arabians and certain large breeds known as “warmbloods,” AI, as it’s called, is now accepted for use with most major breeds. [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Health Horses] [full cite] (Feb. 28, 2005)

warping n. The atlas would give researchers and physicians around the world access to virtual maps of how the brain functions, to compare with data they obtain from scans of their subjects or patients. By the end of next year, they should be able to project local scans free of charge into the online atlas via a computer technique called “warping.” That will immediately show if some part of the brain appears to be working abnormally, compared with norms established by the scans of the 7,000 “healthy” brains. [ Language English Register Jargon Subject Technology] [full cite] (Oct. 18, 2005)

was-husband n. Levangie Grazer thinks that acrimonious divorces are “so 1990s,” replaced by happily co-existing exes in the mold of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis. She even coined a term for today’s men who remain in their former wives” lives. “He is a was-husband, not ex-husband,” Levangie Grazer said. “I think there is a new, evolved way to get through divorce, and I hope to capture that.” [English Relationships New or Nonce] [full cite] (Sep. 14, 2007)

wash sale n. To tackle the problem, the European market set up a system that allowed market participants to simultaneously liquidate a Eurodollar position on the CME and rebuild the same one on Euronext.liffe. However, a CME rule prohibited a harmful market practice known as “wash sales,” or pre-arranged trades meant to offset each other. Euronext.liffe’s system met the description of a wash trade, even though its purpose was not meant to harm market quality. [English Money & Finance Jargon] [full cite] (Apr. 17, 2007)

wash sale n. If you sell, make sure you don’t run afoul of what’s known as the wash-sale rule. A wash sale happens when you sell a security at a loss and, within 30 days before or after the sale, you buy the same thing, or something “substantially identical.” In that case, you can’t deduct your loss. [English Money & Finance Jargon] [full cite] (Jul. 29, 2007)

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