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| Antitrust laws | Laws designed to promote competition and fairness and to prevent monopolies. |
| Contract | An agreement to exchange goods or services for something of value. |
| Copyright | Protection of the work of authors, composers, and artists |
| Interstate Commerce | Business transactions involving companies in more than one state. |
| Intrastate Commerce | Business transactions involving companies that do business only in one state. |
| Monopoly | A business that has complete control of the market for a product or service. |
| Patent | The exclusive right given to a person to make, use, or sell an invention for a period of 17 years. |
| Property Tax | Tax on real estate or personal property; the largest source of revenue for most local governments. |
| Public Utility | A business that supplies a service or product vital to all people; the price charged for service is determined by government regulation rather than by competition. |
| Revenue | Government income. |
| Sales Tax | Taxes levied on a variety of goods and services collected at the time of the sale. |
| Trademark | A word, letter, or symbol associated with a specific product or company. |
