Glossary Terms:

Any activity or organization that produces or exchanges goods or services for a profit.

Resources and goods made and used to produce other goods and services. Examples include buildings, machinery, tools and equipment. In the context of credit transactions, capital is one of the Three Cs of Credit. It is an indicator of how creditworthy a prospective borrower is likely to be as determined by the borrower's current financial assets and net worth.

Resources made and used to produce and distribute goods and services; examples include tools, machinery and buildings.

Decision made or course of action taken when faced with a set of alternatives.

The study of how people, firms and societies choose to allocate scarce resources with alternative uses.

Tangible objects that satisfy economic wants.

A new idea or method.

Someone who creates or devises a new process, application, machine, or article of application.

The process of putting money someplace with the intention of making a financial gain. Investment possibilities include stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, and other financial instruments or ventures.

The purchase of capital goods (including machinery, technology or new buildings) that are used to produce goods and services. In personal finance, the amount of money invested in stocks, bonds, mutual funds and other investment instruments.

A piece of work usually done on order at an agreed-upon rate. Also a paid position of regular employment.

A process of manufacturing, growing, designing, or otherwise using productive resources to create goods or services used to to satisfy a want.

Natural resources, human resources, capital resources and entrepreneurship used to make goods and services.

The amount of output (goods and services) produced per unit of input (productive resources) used.

The basic kinds of resources used to produce goods and services: land or natural resources, human resources (including labor and entrepreneurship), and capital.

The level of subsistence of a nation, social class or individual with reference to the adequacy of necessities and comforts of daily life.