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2. an ongoing decrease in prices and an increase in the value of money
6. unconnected railroads
7. an organization of common laborers and craft workers in a particular industry
10. an organization that is authorized by law to carry on an activity but treated as though it were a single person
11. an agreement in which a company agrees to hire only union members
12. a court order whereby one is required to do or to refrain from doing a specified act
15. a French phrase meaning “let people do as they choose.
17. total value of all goods and services a country produces during a year

1. people who risk their capital in organizing and running a business
3. settling a dispute by agreeing to accept the decision of an impartial outsider
4. a grant of land by the federal government
5. a company whose primary business is owning a controlling share of stock in other companies
8. the reduction in the cost of a good brought about especially by increased production at a given facility
9. total control of a type of industry by one person or one company
13. a company tool to fight union demands by refusing to allow employees to enter its facilities to work
14. one who puts money into a company in order to gain a future financial reward
16. a combination of firms or corporations formed by a legal agreement, especially to reduce competition