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Intro to Bus Unit 3
vocabulary list
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Import | goods / services that one country buys from another |
| Export | goods / services that one country sells to another |
| Balance of Trade | difference in value between a country's imports and exports |
| comparative advantage | when one country can produce a good more efficiently than another |
| currency | another name for money |
| appreciation | when the value of a country's currency goes up compared to another counntry's currency |
| depreciation | when the value of a country's currency goes down compared to another country's currency |
| protectionism | when governments put limits on foreign trade to protect businesses at home |
| Tariff | tax on imported goods |
| quota | when a limit is put on the amount of a product that can be imported |
| embargo | ban on the import or export of a product |
| free trade | when there are few or no limits on trade between countries |
| monopoly | when a company controls an industry and has the power to set prices |
| trust | when a group of companies band together to form a monopoly and cut competition |
| contract | a legal enforceable agreement between two or more parties |
| copyright | gives the artist the legal rights to their creations |
| patents | a legal grant for the sole right to own an invention |
| trademark | a name, symbol, or characteristic that identifies a product |
| subsidies | money given to producers or consumers to encourage certain behaviors |
| money | standard of value and a menas of exchange or payment |
| barter | when goods / services are traded directly for other goods / services |
| deposit | when money is put into a bank account |
| withdrawal | when money is taken out of a bank account |
| interest | the rate that a bank pays customers for keeping their money |
| Collateral | property or goods that are pledged by a borrower in case a loan is not repaid |