| A | B |
|---|
| designed to promote competition and fairness and to prevent monopolies | antitrust laws |
| rules about how businesses and their employees ought to behave | business ethics |
| a statement of values and rules that guides the behavior of employees or members of an organizatoin | code of ethics |
| an agreement to exchange goods or services for something of value | contract |
| protection of the work of authors, composers, and artists | copyright |
| principles of morality or rules of conduct | ethics |
| business dealings involving companies in more than one state | interstate commerce |
| business dealings involving companies in only one state | intrastate commerce |
| a business that has complete control of the market for a product or service | monopoly |
| a natural resource, such as gas, coal, copper, or iron ore, that cannot be replaced once it is used up | non-renewable resource |
| the exclusive right given to a person or business to make, use, or sell an invention for a period of 17 years | patent |
| occurs when the environment is tainted with the by-products of human actions | pollution |
| a business that supplies a service or product vital to all people; the price charged for the service (or product) is determined by government regulation rather than the people | public utility |
| government income | revenue |
| the obligation of a business to contribute to the well-being of a community | social responsibility |
| a word, letter, or symbol associated with a specific product or company | trademark |
