click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
11 US History
Great Depression ACT Vocab Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| define tariff | a tax on imports or exports. |
| interest | money paid regularly at a certain rate for the use of money borrowed |
| recession | a significant decline in the economy that lasts for more than a few months |
| foreclosure | a process that begins when a borrower fails to make their mortgage payments |
| what is a stock | the money invested in trading |
| what is capitalism | an economy controlled by private ownership of businesses |
| deficit | the amount by which something is too small |
| arable | suitable for growing crops |
| embezzle | to steal money by falsifying records |
| procure | to obtain, acquire |
| rebuke | to scold, criticize |
| define beguile | to trick, deceive |
| depression | a significant decline in the economy that lasts for years |
| investor | a person that puts money into financial plans and property with the expectation of achieving a profit |
| vicissitude | a change of circumstance or fortune that is unwelcome or unpleasant |
| surplus | when there is more of something than is required or necessary |
| prosperous | flourishing, successful |
| implement | to fulfill, perform, carry out |
| bankrupt | declared in law unable to pay outstanding debts |
| impoverished | made poor |