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Term | Definition |
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Down payment | A portion of the total cost of an item that must be paid at the time of the purchase. |
Cooperative | An organization owned by its members for the purpose of saving money. |
Impulse buying | Purchasing items on the spur of the moment. |
Open dating | Labeling method that determines the freshness of a perishable product. |
Unit pricing | Use of measurement to compare the prices of packages that are different sizes. |
Rebate | Partial refund of the price of a product. |
Warranty | Written guarantee from manufacturer that states that under the condition of the product can be repaired. |
Service contract | Separately purchased by the manufacturer to cover the costs of repairing the item. |
Fraud | Dishonest business practices that are meant to deceive an unfair advantage. |
Mediation | The attempt by a 3rd party to resolve the conflict. |
Arbitration | Process whereby a conflict is resolved by a 3rd party that is legally binding. |
Small claims court | A court that deals with legal disputes that involves amounts by a certain limit. |
Class-action suit | Legal action on behalf of all the people who had suffered the same injustice. |
Legal aid society | A network of community law offices that provide free legal assistance. |