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the desire toÊavoidÊuncertainty

a person, group or organization competing with others for the same thing or in the same area; to be as good or important as someone or something else

suitable for sale

(of or relating to) the number of goods, products, or services that a company sells within a certain time period

two boards with advertisements that people hang over their shoulders and walk around in public

credit unions and mutual savings banks that provide a variety saving and loans services

available in small supply

the creation and marketing to investors of financial instruments which are created by combining other financial assets

a problem that cures itself if allowed to do so

(a method) to give a product or service to someone in exchange for money

a particular quality of a product which will make people want to buy it

the financial intermediaries involved in the creation of credit across the global financial system, but whose members are not regulated

a situation where commodity demand exceeds the available supply

a short easily remembered phrase, especially one used in advertisements

formÊof compensation provided by aÊgovernmentÊfor elderly, disabled, orÊunemployedÊpeople

a method of production where a business focuses on the production of a limited scope of products or services in order to gain greater degrees of productive efficiency within the entire system of businesses or areas

a condition of slow economic growth and relatively high unemployment, accompanied by a rise in prices

a small temporary structure where products can be marketed, usually outside or in a large public building

the current situation

a type of security signifying ownership in a corporation

a type of loan offered at a higher rate to individuals who do not qualify for prime rate loans

a government payment to the private sector

(to use) a product or service in place of the one that you usually have

a cost incurred that cannot be recovered

(to make) an amount of goods and services available for use

(to ask a particular group of people) a set of questions to find out their attitudes or behaviour

a tax imposed on imported goods and services

the activity of selling a product and taking orders by phone

an equivalent given in return

the idea that a business has become so large that a government will provide assistance to prevent its failure

(to make) a commercial transaction involving the sale and purchase of a good, service, or information

reducing or forgoing one or more desirable outcomes in exchange for increasing or obtaining other desirable outcomes

expenses paid when buying or selling securities

a measure that looks at how well members of the labor force are being utilized to their full potential