Terms for Rise of Industry Flashcard

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This represents part ownership in a company

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Stock

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Part of a company's profits that are shared with the stockholders

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Dividends

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owned by many people known as stockholders

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Corporation

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A place where stocks can be bought and sold

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Stock Exchange

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People who own stock that represents part ownership in a company

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Stockholders

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Workers stay in one place as products edge along a moving belt known as the ________.

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Assembly Line

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Economic activity concerned with processing raw materials to finished products

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Industry

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Exclusive rights to make or sell inventions are called ________.

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Patents

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Businesses are connected and rely on one another

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Interdependence

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When a company owns all or nearly all of the business in an industry

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Monopoly