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Objective 6.02 Vocabulary
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Business
10th Grade
04/23/2012

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Term
Adjusted balance method
Definition
Finance charges are added after subtracting payments made during billing period
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Artisan’s Lien
Definition
Lien for unpaid services assessed against personal property that has been improved
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Average daily balance method
Definition
Finance charges figured by adding balances for each day in billing period and then divide by the number of days in the billing period
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Collateral
Definition
Property that is the subject of a secured loan
Term
Cosigner
Definition
Helps protect a loan when a borrower’s credit rating is poor or has not been established
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Credit card
Definition
Card or other device used to obtain goods, money, or services on credit
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Creditor
Definition
A party who sells on credit or lends money
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Debtor
Definition
A party who buys on credit or borrows money
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Financial agreement
Definition
A written notice of existence of a security interest in identified property
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Garnishment
Definition
Court-ordered procedure by which a portion of a delinquent debtor’s wages are paid to satisfy the debt
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Grace period
Definition
Interest-free period before payment is due
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Guarantor
Definition
Party agreeing to be secondarily liable in case of default by the principal debtor
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Lien
Definition
Legal right in another’s property as security for the performance of an obligation such as the repayment of a loan
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Mechanic’s lien
Definition
Lien against realty available to one who has supplied labor or materials to improve it
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Open-end credit
Definition
Credit that can be increased by debtor up to a limit set by creditor
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Pawn
Definition
Pledge of tangible personal property
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Pledge
Definition
Creditor obtains possession of collateral by written or oral agreement
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Pledgee
Definition
Creditor in a pledge who takes possession of property given up by pledgor
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Pledgor
Definition
Debtor in a pledge who voluntarily gives up possession of the property
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Previous balance method
Definition
Finance charges figured as if no payments made during billing period
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Revolving charge account
Definition
An account in which you can keep an outstanding balance and pay a small amount each month
Term
Right of contribution
Definition
Cosurety who pays the full debt is entitled to judgment against the other cosureties for their proportionate share of the debt
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Secured loan
Definition
Creditors obtain an interest in something of value
Term
Secured party
Definition
Lender or seller who holds secured interest
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Security agreement
Definition
A contract where debtor retains possession of collateral under a written contract
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Security interest
Definition
Interest given to creditors
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Surety
Definition
Third party agreeing to be primarily liable for debt in case of default by the principal debtor
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Suretyship
Definition
Being primarily liable for a debt created in favor of the principal debtor
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Usury
Definition
Charging a greater amount of interest on a loan than is allowed by law
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