Thursday, October 27, 2011

Week Six Vocabulary

21. Economy- the prosperity or earnings of a country or region.
     * America's economy is slowing diminishing and will continue to if we don't do something to fix it. 

22. Economic system- the system of production, distribution and consumption of a country or region.
     * America's economic system is very unbalanced, throwing it off and causing the country to suffer financial losses.

23. Supply and Demand- the system or ratio of the amount of a good to the demand for the product. When the supply goes up, the prices go down, and when the supplies go down, the price goes up.
     * Gas is in high demand, and there's a low supply of it causing the prices to rise.

24. Interest-  A charge for the use of credit or borrowed money.
   * I have to pay the bank interest for the loan I have recently requested.

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