Wharton

American  

[hwawr-tn, wawr-] / ˈʰwɔr tn, ˈwɔr- /

noun

1. Edith 1862–1937, U.S. novelist.

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Wharton British  

/ ˈwɔːtən /

noun

1. Edith ( Newbold ). 1862–1937, US novelist; author of The House of Mirth (1905) and Ethan Frome (1911)

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Example Sentences

Families are planning in a far less predictable environment than earlier generations did, said Susan Wachter, a professor of real estate and finance at the Wharton School.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Zero sounds great, but it could potentially then get into a deflationary cycle,” Patrick Harker, former Philadelphia Fed president and now a professor at the Wharton School, said in September External link.

From Barron's

Adam Wharton: The Crystal Palace midfielder was brought on to inject some pace into the England attack, but, like most others on the pitch, the game did not allow him to show his best.

From BBC

This certainly seems to be the thinking behind people who apply for short-term residences to work at Edith Wharton’s large house in Massachusetts, or to stay at one of Jack Kerouac’s homes in Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal

That funding enabled Penn to establish Wharton, the world’s first collegiate business school.

From The Wall Street Journal