Modern America Vocabulary

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tenement

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a building in which many families rent rooms or apartments, these are usually dirty and lack safety

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shareholder

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people who invest their money in a corporation by buying shares of stock (partial owner)

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sweatshop

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a shop or factory where workers work long hours at low wages under unhealthy conditions

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corporation

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a company that sells shares of its business to the public

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rural

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describes or relates to the country

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stock

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a share of a business

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immigrant

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a person who left his or her country to live somewhere else

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monopoly

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total control of a type of industry by one person or company

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urban

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describes or relates to a city

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trust

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a combination of businesses formed by a legal agreement, usually to reduce competition