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chapter 20 vocabular
Civics
Question | Answer |
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someone who buys a good or service | Consumer |
money income left after all taxes on it have been paid | Disposable income |
money income left after necessities have been bought and paid for | Discretionary income |
a movement to educate buyers about the purchases they make and to demand better and safer products from manufacturers | Consumerism |
buying strategy to get best buy for the money | Comparison Shopping |
the promise made by a manufacturer or a seller to repair or replace a product within a certain time period if it is faulty | Warranty |
a plan for making and spending money | Budget |
money received from labor, business, or property | Income |
money spent on goods and services | Expense |
money borrowed to pay for a good or service | Credit |
annual cost of credit expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed | Annual Percentage Rate (APR) |
property or valuable item serving as security for a loan | Collateral |
inability to pay debts | Bankruptcy |
to set aside income for a period of time so that it can be used later | Save |
the payment people receive when they lend money or allow someone else to use their money | Interest |
the most important | Principal |
profit earned through investing | Return |
ownership share of a corporation | Stock |
payment of a portion of a company's earnings | Dividend |
contract to repay borrowed money with interest at a specific time in the future | Bond |
pools of money from many people who are invested in a selection of individual stocks and bonds chosen by financial experts | Mutual Funds |
purchasing an item on the spot because of an emotional rather than planned decision | Impulse Buying |