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S.S. Ch 19 Vocab
Ch.18
Term | Definition |
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Consolidation | to bring together |
Rebate | a partial refund to someone who has paid too much money for tax, rent, or a utility |
Pool | a supply of vehicles or goods available for use when needed. |
Assembly Line | a series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled. |
Mass Production | the production of large amounts of standardized products, including and especially on assembly lines. |
Stock | the goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a business or warehouse and available for sale or distribution |
Shareholder | an owner of shares in a company. |
Trust (in terms of business) | commercial credit. |
Monopoly (in terms of business) | the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service. |
Philanthropy | the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes. |
Merger | a combination of two things, especially companies, into one |
Sweatshop | a factory or workshop, especially in the clothing industry, where manual workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions. |
Trade Union | another term for labor union. |
Strikebreaker | a person who works or is employed in place of others who are on strike, thereby making the strike ineffectual. |
Injunction | an authoritative warning or order |
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