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Key terms for economics

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economy   social science concerned with the way society chooses to make use of limited resources to produce goods and services for present and future consumption.  
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scarcity   an insufficient supply (shortage). This is a basic economic problems that arise because people have unlimited wants but resources are limited  
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market economy   an economic system in which economic decisions and pricing of goods and services are guided soley by natural force in our society such as competition  
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command economy   an economic resources and business activity are controlled by the government  
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revenue   the amount of money this is  
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bond   a debt investment in which an investor loans money to; last for a long time before you can use it  
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stock market   a market in which shares are issued and traded either through exchange or over the counter markets; provides companies we access to capital and investers w/o slice ownership of the company  
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stock   a share in ownership of a company  
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speculation   the process of selecting investments with a higher risk in order to profit from an anticipated price movement  
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consumer   an individual who buys products or services  
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consumer price index (CPI)   the measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services  
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labor   workers considered as a group  
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union   bargain with management to protect the interest of a group  
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unemployment   the total labor force that is unemployed but looking for a job  
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income   economic wealth that is generated in exchange for an individual's performance, or agreed upon activity or through investing capitol  
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wealth   the amount of money, valuable possessions, property or other riches  
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factory system   industrial manufacture of goods whereby each worker creates on piece or part of the overal finished goods  
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profit   the money made after paying for the cost of manufacture  
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debt   when someone owes; amount of money borrowed by one party from another  
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deficit   the amount by which expenses exceeded income  
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inflation   the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising and substantially purchasing power is failing  
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deflation   decline in prices caused by the reduction in the supply of money or credit  
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recession   a significant decline in activity across the economy; lasts longer than a few months  
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depression   a severe prolonged recession characterized by inefficient economic productivity, high unemployment, and falling price levels  
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gross domestic product (GDP)   basic measure of a country's overall economic performance  
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