Definitions for whilst
ʰwaɪlst, waɪlstwhilst

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1. whilst(Conjunction)

   While, at the same time.

   Etymology: From . Cognate with wylst. More at whiles.

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1. Whilst(adverb)

   while

   Etymology: [From Whiles; cf. Amongst.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'whilst' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1808

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'whilst' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1931

How to pronounce whilst?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say whilst in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of whilst in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of whilst in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of whilst in a Sentence

1. Uday Cheruvu:

   Whilst we were avoiding buying the big four when Westpac and NAB were nudging $40 at the end of FY15, we now believe many market commentators are under-estimating the sustainability of their profits and dividends.

2. Laith Khalaf:

   If you went back to the financial crisis very few people would have predicted that it would have taken so long to heal the wounds. Whilst RBS is relatively well capitalised, the issue is profitability rather than solvency.

3. Rob Heasman:

   Whilst we do prioritize selling in the UK it's important that we are selling globally. The real hurdle is getting schemes funded. We need to get pre-sales in order to get schemes off the ground.

4. Peter Long:

   Whilst we haven't made a final decision at this point the likley outcome is that we will enter a sale process.

5. Shore Capital analysts:

   We see 65p as a good compromise price, allowing Premier's management to highlight the extra value it has extracted from McCormick, whilst also offering shareholders the opportunity of a cash exit today at a reasonably full EBITDA (core earnings) valuation.

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