| A | B |
| socialresponsibility | the duty of a business to contribute to the well-being of a community |
| code of ethics | a set of rules for guiding the action of employees or members of an organization |
| copyright | protection of the creative work of authors, composers, and artists |
| nonrenewable resource | a natural resource that cannot be replaced |
| monopoly | when a business has control of the market for a product or service |
| antitrust laws | intended to prevent unfair business practices such s false advertising, deeptive prcing, and misleading labeling |
| business ethics | rules about how businesses and their employees ought to behave |
| ethics | principles of morality or rules of conduct |
| patent | the exclusive rights of an inventor to make, sellm and use a product or process |
| trademark | a distinctive name, symbol, word, picture, or combination of these that a company uses to identify products or services |
| public utility | an organization that supplies a service or product vital to all people including companies that provide local telephone service, water, and electricity |