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the branch of economics that deals with the way land is used and the things that are produced by farming

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an economic policy by which a government reduces the amount of money it spends by a large amount

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a similar increase in the activity of a particular industry or part of a country’s economy

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a situation in which a country’s economy regularly goes through periods of success followed by periods of failure

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the ability of a company, financial institution, or economy to be successful again after a difficult period

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someone who supports the system of capitalism

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people’s confidence in the economy, making them willing to spend money

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a period when a country’s economy is in a bad state and banks are not willing to lend much money

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the general reduction of prices and the level of economic activity in an economy

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a period of time when there is a lot of unemployment and poverty because there is very little economic activity

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in the UK, US, and some other countries, a period during the late 1920s and early 1930s when there were very few jobs and a lot of poverty because the economy was so bad

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a reduction in the rate at which prices increase

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used for talking about US economic power

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a reduction in economic or business activity

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a general reduction in the level or amount of something, especially economic activity

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a reduction in economic or business activity

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the changes that are repeated continuously in a country’s economy

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a quantity that is used to measure a particular feature of the economy

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relating to economics

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the conditions that affect the economic success or failure of a product, company, country etc

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an expert in economics, especially one who advises a government department, business, or organization

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the system by which a country’s trade, industry, and money are organized

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the whole of a country’s business, industry, and trade, and the money that they produce

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money that is used to pay for something such as a large project

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the richest countries of the world, in which industry and trade are very well developed

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gross domestic product: the total value of the goods and services that a country produces in a year, not including income received from money invested in other countries

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the study of how the economies of the world’s nations affect each other

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the economies of the world’s nations, considered as a single economic system

a British spelling of globalization

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the idea that the world is developing a single economy and culture as a result of improved technology and communications and the influence of very large multinational companies

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Gross National Product: the total value of all the goods and services that a country produces in a year, including income received from money invested in other countries, but not income paid to foreign investors

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the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year, except for income received from money invested in other countries. It is often simply called GDP.

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the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year, including income received from money invested in other countries. It is often simply called GNP.

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an increase in the success of a business or a country’s economy, or in the amount of money invested in them

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very high inflation (=a general increase in prices)

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a particular industry, trade, or service and the people who work in it

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an economic process in which prices increase so that money becomes less valuable

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an economic situation in which higher prices cause higher salaries, which in turn cause even higher prices

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an economic indicator (=quantity used to measure something about the economy) that shows something about future economic activity

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the study of the economic systems of whole countries or large regions

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the economic influences that affect prices, salaries, and the number of jobs available and are not controlled by the government

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loans and other financial services for people who are poor, and who cannot normally get these services from banks

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all the money in the economy of a country

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the total amount of money that the government of a country has borrowed and still owes

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the total money earned or gained by all the people who live in a country over a period of time

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the total value of all the goods and services produced by a country during a particular period, usually a year

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net domestic product

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the total value of all the goods and services produced by a country in a year, except for income received from money invested in other countries, after taking away the value that buildings and equipment lose

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the total value of all the goods and services produced by a country during a year, after taking away the value that buildings and equipment lose

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net national product

verb

a country’s economy overheats when it grows too fast, causing prices to rise in an uncontrolled way

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economics

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the amount of money considered necessary to live. Someone who is below the poverty line does not have enough money.

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a situation in which someone remains poor because they cannot get a job that will pay them more money than they get from the government

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the way in which money is controlled and spent by a group or organization

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a process of increasing the amount of money in a country’s economy, usually in an attempt to improve the economy and prevent a situation in which the banks are not willing to lend money

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a period when trade and industry are not successful and there is a lot of unemployment

verb

to improve the economy of a country by increasing the amount of money that people are earning and spending in the country

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a part of a country’s economic or business activity

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a state in which a country or region is not successful, for example in its economic system

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a period when an economy is much less successful than before and many people lose their jobs

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economic growth in which there is an effort not to waste resources (=fuel, water etc) or damage the environment

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an economic situation in which prices rise continuously, unemployment is high, and many businesses are not making money

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a situation in which a country’s economy is not growing or succeeding

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a test used to find out if a bank or other financial institution is likely to fail or have serious problems in a difficult economic situation

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the relationship between how much of a particular product is available and how much of it people want, and especially the way that this affects the level of prices

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a particular area of business or industry

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an economic theory according to which poor people benefit when richer people become even richer

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a downturn

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an improvement in the economy, or an increase in business activity

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the act of making a country, group, or person richer and more successful

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the economy of the world, considered as an international exchange of goods and services

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a financial product that is used with another financial product, for example because it gives tax benefits

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a situation in which there is no increase in the growth or development of something