Wafd

[ wahft ]

noun

1. a nationalist party in Egypt.

Wafd

/ wɒft /

noun

1. a nationalist Egyptian political party: founded in 1924 and dissolved in 1952

Derived Forms

• ˈWafdist, nounadjective

Other Words From

• Wafdist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Wafd¹

< Arabic: literally, deputation

Word History and Origins

Origin of Wafd¹

Arabic: deputation

Example Sentences

Two weeks later, Seattle-based WaFd Bank announced it had received approval for a previously announced $654 million acquisition of Luther Burbank Savings of Santa Rosa, Calif., which, like HomeStreet, had struggled under rising rates.

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WaFd and HomeStreet are two very different banks.

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WaFd, which was founded in 1917 as Ballard Savings and Loan, has more than 200 branches in eight Western states, including more than 70in Washington, and nearly $23 billion in assets.

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For WaFd Bank, meanwhile, the interest rate chaos resulted in a buying opportunity.

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For starters, WaFd Bank was less vulnerable to rate hikes: Back in 2005, the bank began moving away from fixed-rate loans and toward more variable-rate commercial loans, said CEO Brent Beardall.

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