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Captains of Industry | Business people who are especially successful or powerful. |
Robber Barons | A ruthlessly powerful business person who gained power through exploitation or unethical means. |
Monopoly | A company that completely controls the market of a certain industry. |
Free enterprise system | An economic system in which business is controlled by private citizens. |
Laissez-Faire | French term meaning "let alone" - meaning government would have as little influence as possible in economic affairs. |
Stock | A share of a corporation. |
Corporation | A business owned by investors and run by a board of directors. |
Dividend | Payments to stockholders from a company's profits. |
Tenement | Apartment in a 6- to 7-story building in a city. |
Settlement House | Community center offering help to the poor. |