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People have unlimited wants
economics
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5th Grade
06/16/2008

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economics

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Definition

how people use resources to satisfy their needs and wants

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entrepreneur

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a person who starts a new business

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loan

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Definition

money or goods borrowed with a promise to pay it back

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competition

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different sellers trying to sell more of their product or service than other businesses

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free market

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a way in which people are free to choose the goods and services they  buy and make without government interference

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price incentive

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the lowering of a price to motivate a customer to buy

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supply

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an amount of a product that is available for sale

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limited resources

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materials that cannot be renewed

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labor

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the act of doing work

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demand

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a need or desire for a good or service by people who are willing to pay for it

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cash crop

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a crop that people grow or sell

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goods

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products or services available for sale and purchase

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trade-off

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making the choice to buy one thing over another

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boycott

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to refuse to buy goods or services

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services

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something that is provided to help someone

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monopoly

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to have total control of the sales of a product

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debt

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to owe more than you can pay

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scarce

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to have short supply of

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surplus

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to have more than you need

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opportunity cost

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something a person gives up in order to get something else

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benefit

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a reward that is gained

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profit

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the money left over after all costs have been paid

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import

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a product that is brought into a country to be sold

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export

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a product that is taken to another country to be sold

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inflation

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a rise in the price of all goods

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capital resources

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all the tools used to make a product

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free enterprise

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a governmental system whose laws allow free markets

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