Across
- 2. to take possession of a property because of defaults on payments
- 4. abbreviated term for poliomyelitis, an acute disease affecting the skeletal muscles
- 5. a homeless and usually penniless wanderer
- 7. a dam that is curved upstream in order to transmit the major part of the water load to the abutments
- 8. a mosaic flooring that has pieces of marble or granite set in mortar and is highly polished
- 9. government practice of spending borrowed money rather than raising taxes to boost the economy
- 13. Buying a stock by paying only a fraction of the stock price and borrowing the rest
- 16. a long period of rising stock prices
- 17. monthly plan made to pay off the cost of an item when buying it on credit
- 18. Aid in the form of money or supplies for those in need
- 19. radio broadcasts made by Pres. FDR to Americans
- 20. a person who risks money in hopes of a financial profit
- 21. a monetary system in which the value of currency is defined in terms of gold
Down
- 1. a system for buying and selling stocks in corporations
- 3. act of buying stocks at great risk with the anticipation that the prices will rise
- 6. persistent and heavy demands by a bank’s depositors,creditors,etc.
- 10. Projects such as highways and parks built with public funds for public use
- 11. something that promotes well-being or is a useful aid
- 12. minor officers of the courts
- 14. Closing of banks during the Great Depression to avoid bank runs
- 15. Demand by a broker that investors pay back loans made for stocks purchased on margin