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Ch 3
20
Business
10th Grade
10/31/2010

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Term
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Definition
The total value of the goods and services produced in a country in a given year
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Standard of living
Definition
The level of material comfort as measured by the goods and services that are available
Term
Inflation
Definition
A general increase in the cost and goods of services
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Deflation
Definition
A general decrease in the cost of goods and services
Term
Budget deficit
Definition
When the government spends more on programs than it collects in taxes
Term
National Debt
Definition
The total amount of money a government owes
Term
Budget surplus
Definition
A situation in which a government's revenue exceeds it expenditures during a one-year period
Term
Business cycle
Definition
Any commercial activity that seeks profit by providing goods and services to others in exchange for money
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Prosperity
Definition
A peak of economic activity
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Recession
Definition
A slowdown of economic activity
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Depression
Definition
A deep recession that affects the entire economy and lasts for several years
Term
Recovery
Definition
A rise in business activity after a recession or depression
Term
Shifts
Definition
To change the place, position, or direction of
Term
Emphasis
Definition
Special importance or significance
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Sum
Definition
The result of adding numbers
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Period
Definition
A portion of time determined by some recurring phenomenom
Term
Enormous
Definition
Marked by extraordinarily great size, number, or degree
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Policy
Definition
A definite course or method of action selected from among alternatives and in a light of given conditions to guide and determine present and future decisions
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Purchase
Definition
To obtain by paying money or its equivalent
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Decline
Definition
The state of decreasing
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