Meaning & use
WTD
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Meanings
abbreviationbefore a nounbusinessfinance
Weighted: each item in a set is given a different importance before an average or total is calculated.
Grammar: Comes before a noun, as in WTD average: the average is weighted.
Patterns
- WTD average
- WTD score
- WTD return
The WTD average price of the shares was higher than the simple average.
Analysts look at the WTD return to see which stocks drove performance.
A WTD score gives more importance to the larger transactions.
abbreviationbusiness
Week to date: covering the period from the start of this week until now.
Grammar: Used like an adverb or adjective, often before a noun or after a verb: sales are up WTD.
Patterns
- WTD sales
- WTD figures
- up WTD
WTD sales are already ahead of last week's total.
The manager asked for a WTD report on customer calls.
Revenue is up 4% WTD, according to the latest dashboard.
abbreviationbusinessfinance
Year to date: covering the period from the beginning of this year until now.
Grammar: Often used in finance and accounting before a noun or after a verb: profits are up WTD.
Patterns
- WTD earnings
- WTD growth
- up WTD
The company's WTD earnings have already passed last year's total.
WTD growth in the region is slower than expected.
Our budget is slightly over WTD.
Common combinations
- WTD average
- The WTD average takes account of how often each product sells.
- WTD sales
- WTD sales figures are updated every Monday morning.
- WTD return
- Investors compare the WTD return with the market index.
- WTD basis
- The bonus is calculated on a WTD basis.
Commonly confused: WTD or YTD? WTD or MTD?
WTD vs YTD
YTD means 'year to date', covering the period from the start of the year until now, while WTD usually means 'week to date' or 'weighted'.
WTD vs MTD
MTD means 'month to date', covering the period from the start of the month until now, not the week or a weighted measure.
Practice
In a financial report, what does 'WTD average' most likely mean?
Choose one answer.
WTD before 'average' stands for 'weighted', so items are given different weights. 'Simple average' is wrong because that would be an unweighted average; 'whole year' would be YTD; 'weekly sales only' would be week-to-date sales, not a weighted average.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “WTD”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.