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Economics/Financial
Vocabulary words
Term | Definition |
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budget | an organized plan for spending and saving money |
charities | organizations that help people who are poor, ill, or have special needs |
consumer | someone who buys a good or a service |
cost | the amount paid for goods and services based on their value |
credit | a way to buy something and pay for it later |
demand | a measure of how desirable goods or services are based on availability and price |
earn | to work in exchange for payment |
earnings | net income for a person or company during a time period |
financial literacy | when you make wise decisions about how to earn, spend, save, and donate your money |
goods | items produced for sale |
human capital | the education, skills, knowledge, experience, and abilities that make a person valuable as an employee |
income | money earned for work people do |
interest | money you pay when you borrow money, or money you recieve for lending money |
labor | to work(verb) the group of people who work for a company or business(noun) |
needs | a requirement; something necessary for life, such as food, water, shelter, and clothing |
planned spending | paying money for goods and services you expect |
producer | someone who makes/sells a good or provides a service |
resources | things used to produce goods and services(natural, human, and capital) |
saving | putting money aside to use in the future |
services | activities performd by people or businesses that satisfy other people's wants |
spending | paying money for goods and services that are available for use |
supply | the amount of particular goods and services that are available for use |
unplanned spending | paying money for goods and services you do not expect |
wants | goods or services that a person my desire, but that are not essential for life such as toys, games, or candy |