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A sum of money paid regularly to a person, often by a parent to a child; sometimes paid in compensation for services rendered.
A written order to a financial institution directing the financial institution to pay a stated amount of money, as instructed, from the customer's account.
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
A price index that measures the cost of a fixed basket of consumer goods and services and compares the cost of this basket in one time period with its cost in some base period. Changes in the CPI are used to measure inflation.
An amount that must be paid or spent to buy or obtain something. The effort, loss or sacrifice necessary to achieve or obtain something.
A sustained decrease in the average price level of all the goods and services produced in the economy.
A severe, prolonged economic contraction.
Tangible objects that satisfy economic wants.
A rise in the general or average price level of all the goods and services produced in an economy. Can be caused by pressure from the demand side of the market (demand-pull inflation) or pressure from the supply side of the market (cost-push inflation).
Anything that is generally accepted as final payment for goods and services; serves as a medium of exchange, a store of value and a standard of value. Characteristics of money are portability, stability in value, uniformity, durability and acceptance.
The amount of money that people pay when they buy a good or service; the amount they receive when they sell a good or service.
The weighted average of the prices of all goods and services in an economy; used to calculate inflation.
Payments for labor resources; unlike wages, not explicitly based on the number of hours worked. See also Wages.
A regular payment, often at monthly or biweekly intervals, made by an employer to an employee, especially in the case of professional or white-collar employees. Salaries are paid for services rendered and are not based on hours worked.
Activities performed by people, firms or government agencies to satisfy economic wants.