Economics Every Day
  Vocabulary

 

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Read each definition. Choose one vocabulary word from the word bank below and write it on the blank.

scarcity
interest
interview
opportunity cost
budget
competition interview
income

_______________ 1. The money people earn for work

_______________ 2. A plan for using money

_______________ 3. The money the bank pays you for keeping your money there

_______________ 4. The thing that people must give up in order to do what they most want

_______________ 5. The effort a seller makes to win buyers

_______________ 6. A lack of good or services

_______________ 7. A meeting where one person asks another for facts or ideas


Fill in the blank with the following words:

budget
income
opportunity cost
competition

1. People who work earn an _______________.

2. People may use a _____________ to help them spend their money wisely.

3. Sometimes you have to give up one thing to buy another. What you gave up is the _______________.

4. One store might charge lower prices than another store for the same items. This _______________ can attract buyers.

 


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