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Steno Vocab Development Lsn 25
altruism
unselfish regard for the welfare of others, unselfishness
amalgamation
a merger into a single unit, consolidation, combination
amortization
act of lessening a debt or obligation by periodic payments
arbitration
settlement of a dispute, mediation
austerity
stern enforcement, harshness, inflexibility, severity
bourgeois
pertaining to the middle class, conventional
breach
breaking of a rule or law, violation, infraction, rupture
charlatan
a fraud, faker, impostor, phony, cheater, con artist
comptroller
head of an accounting staff, official who examines or supervises expenditures
entrepreneur
one who organizes and manages a business or enterprise, business owner
ethic
a set of principles or values, rules of conduct
fiscal
relating to financial matters, financial
flagrant
shockingly noticeable or evident, gross, outrageous, glaring, notorious
franchise
right for an individual/group to market a company's services/goods in a particular area,
charter, license
malfeasance
performance of an unlawful act, official misconduct, wrongdoing
melee
a confused free-for-all, confusion, turmoil, uproar, brawl
proletariat
working class, wage earners, the masses
rebuke
to sharply criticize, reprimand, scold, censure, disapprove, chide, castigate
reimbursement
a refund, repayment, compensation
usury
lending money at an extremely high rate of interest, overcharging