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Unit 5 Eco Per Fin
5th Grade S.S. Unit 5 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| consumer | a person or organization that uses a commodity or service |
| credit | an agreement to entrust a buyer with goods or services without immediate payment, based on confidence in the buyer’s ability and intention to pay |
| currency | something that is used as a medium of exchange or for money |
| debt | something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to another |
| demand | to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right |
| Division of Labor | a production process in which a worker or group of workers is assigned a specialized task in order to increase efficiency |
| economics | considerations on how something will be paid for |
| goods | the things that a customer can order and a company can deliver |
| interest | a sum paid or charged for the use of money or for borrowing money |
| needs | something that must be in place for task completion or success |
| opportunity cost | the money or other benefits lost when pursuing a particular course of action |
| price | the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale |
| producer | a person who creates economic value, or makes goods or provides services |
| production | the act of creating or manufacturing something |
| scarcity/shortage | when there is not enough |
| services | work performed for payments |
| specialization | the act of becoming good at a particular skill or pursuing a particular line of work |
| supply | to provide what is missing |
| surplus | something that remains what above what is used or needed |
| wants | to wish, crave, demand or desire something |