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Chapter 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Payments from the profits of companies in which a person owns stock. | Dividend |
| A document from the government saying your business can become a corporation. | Charter |
| An individual or business that specializes in bringing together buyers and sellers of stock. | Stockbroker |
| When workers refuse to work unless employers meet certain demands. | Strike |
| A member of a brokerage house who completes a customer's buy or sell order on the floor on a stock exchange. | Floorbroker |
| A broker on an exchange who trades in certain stocks at a specific location on the trading floor. | Specialist |
| A person who starts a business. | Entrepreneur |
| A business owned my an individual. | Sole Proprietorship |
| A business that is seperate from the people that own it and legally acts as a single person. | Corporation |
| Shares in ownership of a corporation. | Stock |
| Refuse to buy | Boycott |
| The process by which representatives of the unions and business try to reach agreement about wages and working conditions. | Collective Bargaining |
| Organizations of workers that seek to improve wages and working conditions and to protect members' rights. | Labor Union |
| Not responsible for everything. | Limited Liability |
| Responsible for everything. | Unlimited Liability |
| Will only be in business for a certain time. | Limited Life |