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Chapter 20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| consumer | someone who buys a good or service |
| disposable income | money income left after all taxes on it have been paid |
| discretionary income | spending for federal programs that must receive annual approval |
| consumerism | a movement to educate buyers about the purchases they make and to demand better and safer products from manufacturers |
| comparison shopping | buying strategy to get best buy for the money |
| warranty | the promise made by a manufacturer or a seller to repair or replace a product within a certain time period if it is faulty |
| budget | a plan for making and spending money |
| income | money received from labor, business, or property |
| expense | money spent on goods and services |
| credit | money borrowed to pay for a good service |
| annual percentage rate | annual cost of credit expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed |
| collarteral | property or valuable item serving as security for a loan |
| bankruptcy | inability to pay debts |
| save | to set aside income for a period of time so that it can be used later |
| interest | the payment people receive when they lend money or allow someone else to use their money |
| principal | the most important |
| return | profit earned through investing |
| stock | ownership share of a corporation |
| dividend | payment of a portion of a company's earnings |
| bond | contract to repay borrowed money with interest at a specific time in the future |
| mutual fund | pools of money from many people who are invested in a selection of individual stocks and bonds chosen by financial experts. |
| impulse buying | purchasing an item on the spot because of an emotional rather than planned decision |