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Econ 1.3 Vocab

These will be the final words this chapter.  Prepare for a test at the end of the week! Good luck! Practice, say them, and review them.

  1. Economists الاقتصاديون: person that studies economic systems
  2. choices الخيارات: options, alternatives
  3. trade-off المقايضة: a different option for something
  4. expertise الخبرة: something you’re great at
  5. opportunity cost تكلفة الفرصة البديلة: the cost of the 2nd best alternative use of money, time, or resources.
  1. maximum الحد الأقصى: most
  2. Production Possibilities Frontier (PPF): a graph that represents the maximum amount of goods and/or services an economy can produce when using all its good resources.
  1. output الناتج: products that are made
  2. economic model النموذج الاقتصادي: an easier way to read using graphs, charts, or drawings.
  1. constant ثابت: دائما: always
  2. solution الحل: الإجابة على مشكلة: answer to a problem
  3. free enterprise economy اقتصاد المؤسسات الحرة: economic system where private businesses have freedom to work for profit with limited government interference (like U.S.A.)
  1. profit الربح: the extra money that you make
  2. standard of living مستوى المعيشة: quality of life

 

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