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10th Grade
10/05/2015

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Spending plan
Definition
 A document used to determine the cash flow of an individual or family. 
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Expense 
Definition
the cost required for something; the money spent on something.
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Gross Income 
Definition
 is the starting point for determining Federal and stateincome tax of individuals, corporations, estates and trusts, whether resident or nonresident. "Except as otherwise provided" by law, Gross income means "all income from whatever source," and is not limited to cash received.
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INCOME
Definition
money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments.
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INCOME AND EXPENSES
Definition
 A financial statement that measures a company's financial performance over a specific accounting period. Financial performance is assessed by giving a summary of how the business incurs its revenues and expenses through both operating and non-operating activities.
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INSURANCE
Definition
a practice or arrangement by which a company or government agency provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a premium.
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MORTGAGE
Definition
the charging of real (or personal) property by a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt (especially one incurred by the purchase of the property), on the condition that it shall be returned on payment of the debt within a certain period.
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NET GAIN
Definition
The overall improvement observed in some measure after all positive and negative influences have been fully accounted for. For example, the net gain in the overall value of a business after a year of operation can be used to assess its annual growth level.


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NET LOSS 
Definition
The result that occurs when expenses exceed the income or total revenue produced for a given period of time. For tax purposes, net losses in one time period can be used to counteract the income/gains generated in another time period.
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SAVINGS
Definition
an economy of or reduction in money, time, or another resource.

 

"this resulted in a considerable saving in development costs"
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ASSET
Definition
a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality.
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INVESTMENT ASSET 
Definition
An asset or item that is purchased with the hope that it will generate income or appreciate in the future. In an economic sense, an investment is the purchase of goods that are not consumed today but are used in the future to create wealth.
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LIABILITY
Definition
the state of being responsible for something, especially by law.
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MARKET VALUE
Definition
the amount for which something can be sold on a given market.
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MONTARY ASSET
Definition
Assets in which the right to receive a fixed or determinable amount of currency is absent. This feature distinguishes nonmonetary assets frommonetary assets such as cash, bank deposits, and accounts and notes receivable, which can be converted into a fixed or determinable amount of currency.
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NET WORTH
Definition
is a concept applicable to individuals and businesses as a key measure of how much an entity is worth.
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statement of financial position
Definition
that summarizes a company's assets, liabilities and shareholders' equity at a specific point in time. 
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Tangible
Definition
perceptible by touch.
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WEALTH
Definition
an abundance of valuable possessions or money
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COMMUNITY
Definition
a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
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Earned Income 
Definition
money derived from paid work.
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EXCISE TAX
Definition
paid when purchases are made on a specific good, such as gasoline
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INCOME TAX 
Definition
tax levied by a government directly on income, especially an annual tax on personal income.
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PAYROLL TAX 
Definition

a list of a company's employees and the amount of money they are to be paid.

Term
PROPERTY TAX
Definition
 is a levy on property that the owner is required to pay. The tax is levied by the governing authority of the jurisdiction in which the property is located; it may be paid to a national government, a federated state, a county or geographical region, or a municipality.
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SALES TAX 
Definition
a tax on sales or on the receipts from sales.
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TAXES
Definition
a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions.
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TAX PAYER 
Definition
a person who pays taxes.
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UNEARNED INCOME 
Definition
 is cash or in-kind benefits that people receive without being required to perform work or service.
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Checkings Account 
Definition
A transactional deposit accountheld at a financial institution that allows for withdrawals and deposits
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Automated Teller Machine
Definition
a machine that automatically provides cash and performs other banking services on insertion of a special card by the account holder.
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COMMERCIAL BANK 
Definition
a bank that offers services to the general public and to companies.
Term
Contactless payment
Definition
is a secure method for consumers to purchase products or services via debit, credit or smartcards (also known as chip cards), by using RFID technology.
Term
CREDIT UNION 
Definition
a nonprofit-making money cooperative whose members can borrow from pooled deposits at low interest rates.
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DEBIT CARD 
Definition
a card issued by a bank allowing the holder to transfer money electronically to another bank account when making a purchase.
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DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION
Definition
 is a financial institution in the United States (such as a savings bank, commercial bank, savings and loan associations, or credit unions) that is legally allowed to accept monetary deposits from consumers.
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INTEREST
Definition
money paid regularly at a particular rate for the use of money lent, or for delaying the repayment of a debt.
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INTEREST RATE
Definition
the proportion of a loan that is charged as interest to the borrower, typically expressed as an annual percentage of the loan outstanding.
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