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Business and Tech Chapter 2
Business and Technology definitions for chapter two
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Business
9th Grade
10/14/2015

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Deflation 

 

Definition
A decrease in the general price level.
Term
Business Cycle
Definition
The movement of an economy from one condition to another and back again.
Term
Capital Project
Definition
Spending by businesses for items such as land, buildings, and equipment.
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Gross Domestic Product

 

Definition
The total value of all final goods and serives produced in a country in one year.
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Budget Surplus
Definition
Government spends less than it takes in.
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Depression
Definition
A phase marked by a long period of high unemployment, weak consumer sales, and business failures.
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Bond
Definition
Represents debt for an oraginzation.
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Personal Income
Definition
Salaries and wages as well as investment income and government payments to individuals.
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GPD per capita
Definition
The GPD divided by the total population of a country.
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Productivity
Definition
Production output in relation to a unit of input, such as a worker.
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Recovery
Definition
The phase in which unemployment decreases, demand for goods and services increases, and GPD begins to rise.
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Inflation
Definition
An increase in the general price level.
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Stock
Definition
Represents ownership in a corporation.
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Budget Deficit
Definition
Government spends more than it takes in.
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Unemployment Rate
Definition
The portion of people in the labor force who are not working.
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Retail Sales
Definition
The sales of durable and nondurable goods bought by consumers.
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Proseperity
Definition
A period in which unemployment is low, businesses produce many goods and services, and wages are good.
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Price Index
Definition
A number that compares prices in one year with some earlier base year.
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Recession
Definition
A period in which demand, production, and GPD growth decreses and unemployment begins to rise.
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National Debt
Definition
Thet total amount owed by the federal government.
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