| Term | Definition |
| Accrue | (v) To increase or grow; accumulate; To come to someone or something as a gain or a benefit |
| Audit | (v) To examine, verify, or correct, as financial accounts. To attend a course without receiving a grade or academic credit |
| Cartel | (n) A combination of independent or government owned businesses formed to control the production and distribution of its member's goods |
| Collateral | (n) Property pledged by a borrower to secure a loan and to protect the interests of the lender |
| Commodity | (n) An article of trade, such as an agricultural or mining product that can be transported |
| Conglomerate | (n) A corporation made up of a large number of separate companies operating in different industries |
| Liquidate | (v) To settle the affairs of a business by determining the liabilities and using the assets to discharge them; to pay off or settle a debt |
| Lucrative | (adj) Profitable; producing wealth |
| Recompense | (n) Payment made in return for something given or done |
| Security | (n) Written evidence of ownership or creditorship such as bonds or stocks |