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Chapter 20 Vocab
WSHS - C/E - Chapter 20 Vocabulary - Boyd/Tedder
Question | Answer |
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consumer | someone who buys a good or service |
disposable income | money income left after all taxes on it have been paid |
discretionary income | money income left after necessities have been bought and paid for |
consumerism | a movement to educate buyers about the purchases they make and to demand better and safer products from manufacturers |
comparison shopping | buying strategy to get best buy for the money |
warranty | the promise made by a manufacturer or a seller to repair or replace a product within a certain time period if it is faulty |
reject | to refuse or throw away |
alternative | a choice or possibility |
budget | a plan for making and spending money |
income | money received from labor, business, or property |
expense | money spent on goods and services |
credit | money borrowed to pay for goods and services |
annual percentage rate | APR; annual cost of credit expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed |
collateral | property or valuable item serving as security for a loan |
bankruptcy | inablility to pay debts |
exceed | to be or go beyond a limit |
status | a position or rank |
save | to set aside income for a period of time so that it can be used later |
interest | the payment people receive when they lend money or allow someone else to use their money |
principal | the most important |
return | profit earned through investing |
stock | ownership share of a corporation |
dividend | payment of a portion of a company's earnings |
bond | contract to repay borrowed money with interest at a specific time in the future |
mutual fund | pools of money from many people who are invested in a selection of individual stocks and bonds chosen by financial experts |
establish | to bring into existance or create |
fund | a sum of money |
interval | a break or period of time between two events |
impulse buying | purchasing an item on the spot because of an emotional rather than planned decision |
evaluate | to assess or find the value |
commit | to pledge or assign oneself to a particular action |
eliminate | to get rid of |