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wd

1 American  
  1. Stock Exchange. when distributed.


wd. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. ward.

  2. word.


W/D 3 American  
Banking.
  1. withdrawal.


W.D. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. War Department.


WD 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. War Department

  2. Works Department

  3. (Windward Islands) Dominica (international car registration)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

wd 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. ward

  2. wood

  3. word

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Western Digital, which has since rebranded to WD, has seen its shares rise 472% in that period.

From MarketWatch

Brass is chief executive at WD-40, the more than 70-year-old company behind the red, blue and yellow cans used for everything from loosening bolts to coaxing a boa constrictor out of a car engine compartment and removing gum from turtle shells.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most WD-40 employees have never seen the formula, and never will.

From The Wall Street Journal

The notebook in the vault is the only version that has the full makeup of the original formula, which accounted for nearly 80% of WD-40’s revenue as of August 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal

But WD-40’s head of innovation is less hopeful for herself: “I’ll never know.”

From The Wall Street Journal