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The Roaring Twenties
Chapter 7 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Consumer Good | A product made for personal use |
| Installment Buying | Taking home a product after paying only part of a price and then making monthly payments until the product is paid for |
| Interest | The fee a borrower pays to a lender for the use of money |
| Stock Market | A place where people buy and sell shares of a company or business |
| Stock | A share of a business or company |
| Advertising | Information that a business provides about a product or service to make people want to buy it |
| Commercial Industry | An industry that is run to make a profit |
| Urban | Of or like a city |
| Rural | Of or like the country; away from the city |
| Suburb | A community or neighborhood that lies outside a city |
| Commute | To travel back and forth to work |
| Architect | A person who designs buildings |
| Jazz | A music style influenced by the music of West Africa as well as by spirituals and blues |
| Renaissance | A time of great interest and activity in the arts |