| A | B |
|---|
| goods and services sold to another country | exports |
| A limit on the quantity of a product that may be imported and exported within a given period of time | quota |
| An organization that conducts business in several countries | multinational company or corporation (MNC) |
| The value of money of one country expressed in terms of the money of another country | exchange rate |
| Goods and services bought from another country | imports |
| Stopping the importing and exporting of a certain product or service | embargo |
| The difference between a country's total exports and total imports of goods | balance of trade |
| A tax that a government places on a certain imported products | tariff |
| The difference between a country's total payments to other countries and its total receipts from other countries | balance of payments |
| The business activites necessary for creating, shipping, and selling goods and services across national borders | international business |
| A business that supplies a service or product vital to all people; the price charged for the product or service is determined by government regulation rather than by competition. | public utility |
| Business transactions involving companies that do business only in one state. | intrastate commerce |
| Government income. | revenue |
| Laws designed to promote competition and fairness and to prevent monopolies | antitrust laws |
| Protection of the work of authors, composers, and artists. | copyright |
| An agreement to exchange goods or services for something of value | contract |
| The exclusive right given to a person to make, use, or sell an invention for a specific amount of years. | patent |
| Business transactions involving companies in more than one state. | interstate commerce |
| A word, letter, or symbol associated with a specific product or company | trademark |
| A business that has complete control of the market for a product or service. | monopoly |
| Principles of morality or rules of conduct | ethics |
| The obligation of a business to contribute to the well-being of a community | social responsibility |
| Rules about how businesses and their employees ought to behave | business ethics |
| A natural resource, such as gas, coal, copper, and iron ore, that cannot be replaced once it is used up | non-renewable resource |
| A statement of values and rules that guides the behavior of employees or members of an organization | code of ethics |
