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Mini-Society Vocabulary
Preston
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Economics
5th Grade
11/29/2006

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Term
good
Definition
any item that can be brought or sold
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economics
Definition
the study of the production and distrobution of our wealth
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service
Definition
any action that one person or a group performs for another in exchange of money
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resource
Definition
anything used to produce a good or service
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producer
Definition
someone who makes goods or provides services
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scarce
Definition
hard to find
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renewable
Definition
easy to replace
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nonrenewable
Definition
not easy or impossible to replace
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consumer
Definition
buyer of a good or services available for sale
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supply
Definition
the quantity of goods or services available for sale
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demand
Definition
the people who want to buy the goods of services
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surplus
Definition
over supply
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inflation
Definition
time when there is too much money in the economy resulting in higher prices
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recession
Definition
time when there is too little money in the economy
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depression
Definition
a severe recession
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consumption
Definition
how people use goods and services to satisfy their wants and needs
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interdependence
Definition
the way production and consummption of goods and services is devided among many different people
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bank
Definition
institution for saving and lending money
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federal reserve
Definition
the main regulator of banks in the U.S.
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mint
Definition
to make coins
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denominations
Definition
the amounts that money is printed in
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loan
Definition
to lend out money temporarily
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intrest
Definition
fee paid when you borrow money and earned when you save it
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