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Vocab 20
Vocabulary Lesson 20 - Business and Finance
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accrue | To increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth. |
| Arbiter | A person to judge or decide a dispute issue. A person who has the power to judge at will. |
| Audit | To examine, verify, or correct the financial accounts. A review of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy. To attend a course without requesting or receiving academic credit. |
| Cartel | A group of independent business formed to control production, pricing, and marketing of goods. |
| Collateral | Property that is pledged as security for a loan. If the loan is not repaid, the property is taken. Serving to support or corroborate. Of a secondary nature, subordinate. |
| Commodity | An item of trade or commerce, especially an agricultural or mining product. Something or someone valuable and useful. |
| Conglomerate | A corporation made up of a number of companies that operate in different fields. To form or gather into a mass or whole. |
| Liquidate | To settle a debt, claim, or other obligation by selling property or goods. To convert assets into cash. |
| Lucrative | Producing wealth; profitable. |
| Security | A document showing ownership or something owed; a stock or bond. Something deposited or given as assurance of the fulfillment of an obligation; a pledge; collateral. |