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| anything that serves as a medium of exchange |
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| anything that is used to determine value during the exhange of goods and services |
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| a means for comparing the value of goods |
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| something that keeps its value if its stored rather than used |
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| coins and paper bills used as money |
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| institution for recieving, keeping, and lending money |
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| nations central banking system |
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| bank that can lend to other banks in times of need |
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| bank that belongs to the federal reserve system |
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| federal deposit insurance corporation |
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| gov't agency that insures customer deposits if a bank fails |
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| all the money available in U.S. economy |
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| failure to pay back a loan |
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| price paid for use of borrowed money |
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| person or institution to whome money is owed |
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| system that allows the transfer of money between savers and borrowers |
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| fund that pools the saving of many indivuduals and invest this money in variety of stocks, bonds, and other financial assets. |
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| spreading out investments to reduce risk |
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| collection of financial assets |
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| money an investor recieves above and beyond the sum of money initially invested |
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| low denomination issued by U.S. gov't |
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| bond issued by a state or local gov't |
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| bond that a corporation issues to raise money in order to expand its business |
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| securites and exchange commission |
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| independent agency of gov't that regulates financial markets and investment companies |
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| perosn who links buyers and sellers of stock |
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| steady rise in stock market over a period of time |
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| steady drop in the stock over a period of time |
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