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Chapter 8 Vocab
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Economics
12th Grade
03/05/2012

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business organization
Definition
is an enterprise that produces goods or provides services, usually in order to make a profit
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sole proprietorship
Definition
is a business organization owned and controlled by one person
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limited life
Definition
is a situation where a business closes if the owner dies, retires, or leaves for some other reason
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unlimited liability
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means that a business owner is responsible for all the business's losses and debts
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partnership
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is a business co-owned by two or more partners who agree on how responsibilities, profits, and losses of that business are divided
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general partnership
Definition
partners share management of the business and each one is liable for all business debts and losses
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limited partnership
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is one in which at least one partner is not involved in the day-to-day running of business and is liable only for the funds he or she has invested
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limited liability partnership (LLP)
Definition
all partners are limited partners and not responsible for the debts and other liabilities of other partners
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corporation
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is a business owned by stock-holders, who own the rights to the company's profits but face limited liability for the company's debts and losses
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stock
Definition
is a share of ownership in a corporation
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dividend
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is part of a corporation's profit that is paid out to stockholders
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public company
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issues stock that can be publicly traded
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private company
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contols who can buy or sell its stock
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bond
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is a contract issued by a corporation that promises to repay borrowed money, plus interest, on a fixed schedule
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limited liability
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means that a business owner's liability for debts and losses of the business its limited
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unlimited life
Definition
means that a corporation continues to exist even after an owner dies, leaves the business, or transfers his or her ownership
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horizontal merger
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is the combining of two or more companies that produce the same product or similar products
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vertical merger
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is the combining of companies involved in different steps of producing or marketing a product
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conglomerate
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is a business composed of several companies, each one producing unrelated goods or services
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multinational corporation
Definition
is a large corporation with branches in several countries
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franchise
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is a business that licenses the right to sell its products in a particular area
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franchisee
Definition
is a semi-independent business that buys the right to run a franchise
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cooperative
Definition
is a business operated for the shared benefit of the owners, who also are its customers
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nonprofit organization
Definition
is a business that aims to benefit society, not to make a profit
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