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High School Economics Vocabulary Terms

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show to distribute scarce resources--such as money, land, equipment, or labor--in order to satisfy the greatest number of needs and wants  
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show an application to form a new corporation  
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show an economic system in which the government owns or controls nearly all factors of production  
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show also known as communism  
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show the direct exchange of goods and services without the use of money  
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black market   show
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show a panel elected by the stockholders of a corporation to establish its policies and overall direction  
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show the amount that an organization's spending exceeds the revenue it takes in over a designated period  
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show the amount that an organization's income exceeds its spending over a designated period  
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show activity that is characterized by alternating periods of expansion and contraction  
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capital good   show
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show an item that is used in the production of other goods and services  
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show a market-based economic system in which individuals own and control the factors of production  
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check-clearing   show
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collateral   show
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command economy   show
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show a financial institution whose chief purpose is to accept savings and checking deposits, make loans to businesses and individuals, and transfer money among businesses, other banks, financial institutions, and individuals  
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show a money system that is based on an item (a commodity) that has value to a society  
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common stock   show
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communism   show
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show also known as authoritarian socialism  
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show in business, a state of rivalry among sellers of the same or similar products, in which each seller tries to gain a larger share of a market and to increase profits  
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complementary good   show
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conglomerate combination   show
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show one who buys goods or services for personal use rather than for resale or use in production or manufacturing  
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consumer good   show
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contract   show
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contraction   show
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show a business that is owned collectively by those who use its goods or services  
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show a government-granted right to exclusively duplicate, perform, display, publish, and sell copies of a literary, musical, or artistic work for a specified period of time  
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corporate bond   show
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corporate charter   show
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show a business in which a group of owners, called stockholders, share in the profits and losses  
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show the total cost of materials, labor, and other inputs required in the manufacture of a product  
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show a form of exchange that allows consumers to use items with a promise of repayment over a specified time  
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show the paper money and coins that are in circulation in a nation and that make up its money supply  
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customs duty   show
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debit card   show
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show the maximum limit of debt that a local, state, or national government allows for itself by law  
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show the failure to make payments on a loan  
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show a government policy of spending more money on its programs that it is able to cover with expected revenue  
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demand   show
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show a graphic representation of a demand schedule, showing the the relationship between the price of an item and the quantity demanded during a given period, with all other things being equal  
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show a tablet hat shows the level of demand for a particular item at various prices  
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show an economic theory developed by John Maynard Keynes proposing that government should stimulate the economy through measures that influence the overall demand for goods and services  
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show an economic system in which some means of producing and distributing goods are owned or controlled by an elected government  
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