Vocabulary

3. a sale at which things are sold to those who offer to pay the most
7. the quality of being unequal
9. the action or process of supplying goods to stores and other businesses that sell to consumers.
12. a giving or taking of one thing in return for another : trade
14. money paid at regular times for work or services
16. the way an economic system (as of a country or a period in history) is arranged

1. manufactured articles or products of art or craft
2. the quantity or amount of something that is needed or available
4. to pay out
5. to make an offer for something (as at an auction)
6. useful labor that does not produce goods usually used in plural
8. a position at which one regularly works for pay
10. the quality or state of being scarce : a very small supply
11. to exchange in return for money or something else of value
13. the quantity of one thing and especially money that is exchanged or demanded in exchange for another
15. the quantity of an article or service that is wanted at a specified price