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chapter 20 vocabular
Civics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| someone who buys a good or service | Consumer |
| money income left after all taxes on it have been paid | Disposable income |
| money income left after necessities have been bought and paid for | Discretionary income |
| a movement to educate buyers about the purchases they make and to demand better and safer products from manufacturers | Consumerism |
| buying strategy to get best buy for the money | Comparison Shopping |
| the promise made by a manufacturer or a seller to repair or replace a product within a certain time period if it is faulty | Warranty |
| a plan for making and spending money | Budget |
| money received from labor, business, or property | Income |
| money spent on goods and services | Expense |
| money borrowed to pay for a good or service | Credit |
| annual cost of credit expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed | Annual Percentage Rate (APR) |
| property or valuable item serving as security for a loan | Collateral |
| inability to pay debts | Bankruptcy |
| to set aside income for a period of time so that it can be used later | Save |
| the payment people receive when they lend money or allow someone else to use their money | Interest |
| the most important | Principal |
| profit earned through investing | Return |
| ownership share of a corporation | Stock |
| payment of a portion of a company's earnings | Dividend |
| contract to repay borrowed money with interest at a specific time in the future | Bond |
| pools of money from many people who are invested in a selection of individual stocks and bonds chosen by financial experts | Mutual Funds |
| purchasing an item on the spot because of an emotional rather than planned decision | Impulse Buying |