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Economy Vocab
Economic vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Goods | products and materials that people want. |
| Intermodal | transportation involving more than one form of carrier, such as truck and rail, or truck, ship and rail. |
| Services | actions people perform for economic benefit |
| Entrepreneur | a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so |
| Profit | the amount of money an entrepreneur or business earns after paying their expenses |
| Economic Impact | the effect that an event, policy change, or market trend will have on economic factors such as interest rates, consumer confidence, stock market activity, or unemployment. |
| Revenue | a state's annual income from which public expenses are met |
| Expenditure | an amount of money spent, as a whole or on a particular thing. |
| Income | the amount of money a person earns during a year. |
| Investing | using money in hopes of gaining more in the future by lending to businesses in exchange for a share of profits. |
| Saving | setting aside of income for future use. |
| Spending | the amount a person purchases |
| Budget | a plan for spending |
| Debt | an amount of money borrowed by one party from another party |
| Bankruptcy | a legal proceeding involving a person or business that is unable to repay outstanding debts |
| Credit | an amount of money loaned to a person that must be paid back along with additional interest |
| Interest | - an additional amount you pay to use borrowed money. |
| Arthur Blank | cofounder of the Home Depot corporation and the owner of the Atlanta Falcons football team and Atlanta United soccer team |
| Truett Cathy | founder and chairman of the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain |
| Asa Candler | founder of the Coca-Cola Company, a banker and real estate developer and noted for his philanthropy |