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Vocabulary for the 1920s

Vocabulary words from Chapter 7 of the Harcourt Brace Horizons textbook


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consumer goodproduct made for personal use
installment buyingtaking home a product after paying part of the price, then making monthly payments until the full price has been paid
interestthe money a borrower pays to a lender for the use of money
stock marketa place where people buy and sell shares in the ownership of a business
stockshares of ownership in a business
advertisinginformation that a business provides about a product to make people want to buy it
commercial industryan industry that is run to make a profit (money)
urbancity
ruralcountry
suburbcommunity or neighborhood outside of a city
commutetravel back and forth
architectspeople who design buildings
jazza musical style influenced by music of West Africa and ragtime, spirtuals, and blues music
renaissancerebirth of arts