Social Studies Vocabulary - Nevada
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- Bank(s):
- A for-profit financial institution that accepts checking and savings deposits, and grants loans.
- Barter:
- Direct trading of goods and services between people without using money.
- Benefit:
- Something that promotes or enhances well-being; an advantage.
- Black Codes:
- A continuation of slave codes following the Civil War to deny African-Americans their civil rights.
- Borrower(s):
- A person who receives funds in the form of a loan with the obligation of repaying the loan in full with interest, if applicable.
- Borrowing:
- Contracting to receive money that must be paid back with interest.