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Economic activity
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Finance
12th Grade
01/24/2013

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Earning
Definition
Gaining money by working, owninga business, or recieving investment returns.
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Earnings
Definition
Money gained from earning.
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Productivity
Definition
The amount of goods/services an employee produces.
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Advance
Definition
To get a promotion and/or raisein salary.
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Workplace Trend
Definition
A direction in which the workplace is moving.
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Standard of living
Definition
The style of living that a person can afford, according to his/her income.
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Market Ecomony
Definition
A free enterprise system in which consumers respond to the economy as they wish --- in their earning, spending, saving, and borrowing.
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Gross domestic product
Definition
The total output of goods and services in a nation.
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Responsible
Definition
Showing a responsible approach to choices, considering obligationsto others.
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Spending
Definition
Using money to purchase goods and services.
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Prosperity
Definition
A period in which individuals/businesses are financially successful and thriving.
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Recession
Definition
An economic period of six months or more when growth is slowed down.
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Supply
Definition
The amount of goods/services available at any point in time.
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Demand
Definition
The amount of goods/services consumer want to buy at any point in time.
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Law of Scarcity
Definition
Individuals, families, businesses, and nations have limited resources with which to meet the unlimited needs and wants of consumers/citizens.
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Trade-off
Definition
The choice of one item while giving up another.
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Opportunity Cost
Definition
The highest-valued alternative that must be given up when a choice is made.
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Saving
Definition
Putting aside money for later use.
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Durable goods
Definition
Items with lasting vaule, the purchase of which is considered a form of savings.
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Savings rate
Definition
The amount of money people save in an economy.
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Financial security
Definition
Having enough money saved to be able to withstand crisesand emergencies.
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Borrowing
Definition
Obtaining money, goods, or services in exchange for promise of future payment.
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Credit
Definition
Borrowing; buy now, pay later.
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Interest rate
Definition
Percentage of amount borrowed to be added to the amount loaned and paid back.
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Inflation
Definition
A period in which demand for goods/services is high and prices continue to rise.
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