Business and Economics

3. an insistent and peremptory request, made as of right.
7. estimate the monetary worth of.
8. make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide.
10. the state or quality of being productive.
12. the action or process of innovating.
14. the state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage.
15. the state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money.
17. the group of people with the authority to govern a country or state; a particular ministry in office.
20. an instance of buying or selling something.

1. the process of concentrating on and becoming expert in a particular subject or skill.
2. the action of buying and selling goods and services.
4. the standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something.
5. dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
6. one's personal interest or advantage, especially when pursued without regard for others.
9. a share which entitles the holder to a fixed dividend, whose payment takes priority over that of ordinary share dividends.
11. economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.
13. a financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something.
16. Goods are tangible items sold to customers, while services are tasks performed for the benefit of the recipients
18. Market cycles are the periodic rise and fall of trends and growth and decline patterns.
19. the amount or number of a material or abstract thing not usually estimated by spatial measurement.