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Social Studies Ch.19 Vocabulary
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Consolidation | combine into a single more effective or coherent whole |
| Rebate | a partial refund to someone who has paid too much money for tax, rent, or a utility |
| Pool | a group of sharing in some activity,for example,among railroad barons who made secret agreements and set rates among themselves |
| Assembly Line | a series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled: Compare with production line |
| Mass Production | produce large quantities of by an automated mechanical process |
| 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 | Law confidence placed in a person by making that person the nominal owner of property to be held or used for the benefit of one or more others |
| Monopoly | 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 esp. by the generous donation of money to good causes |
| Merger | a combination of two things, esp. companies, into one |
| Sweatshop | a factory or workshop, esp. in the clothing industry, where manual workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions |
| Trade Union | organizations of workers with the same trade or skill |
| 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 |