Origin Dictionary
The language of financial transition.
The Dictionary is the public language and distribution layer of Origin Protocol. Each definition turns the underlying grammar into a discrete, searchable and distributable entry point — designed to travel across platforms and lead audiences into the wider body of work.
Veblen Goods
Veblen goods are goods for which a higher price can increase demand because the price itself helps confer status.
Wage Theft
Wage theft is an employer's failure to pay wages or compensation that workers are legally entitled to receive.
Weaponized Incompetence
Weaponized incompetence is using claimed or exaggerated inability to shift an unwanted responsibility onto someone else.
Whale
Whale is market slang for a holder or participant with a position large enough to matter to a particular asset or market.
Work-Life Balance
Work-life balance is an arrangement of work and nonwork demands that is compatible with a person's needs and priorities.
Workaholism
Workaholism is a compulsive drive to work excessively and difficulty disengaging from work.
Zero-Price Effect
The zero-price effect occurs when making a product free increases its appeal more than an equivalent price cut to a positive price.
Zero-Sum Game
A zero-sum game is an interaction in which one participant’s gain is exactly offset by losses to others.