A stockholder owns shares in a corporation and receives interest from fixed income investments like pensions. Common financial terms include net income, sales tax, minimum wage, collateral, rebate, credit union, and inflation which is a general rise in prices over time.

1. Stock
• a shareholder's ownership in a
corporation

2. Stockholder
• An owner of one or more shares
of a corporation

3. Interest
• a fixed charge for borrowing
money

4. Net Income
• the amount a person has left
after income tax is deducted

5. Fixed Income
• An income from a pension or investment that
is set at a particular figure and does not vary

6. Credit Union
• a nonprofit financial institution
that is owned by its members and
organized for their benefit

7. Rebate
• a refund of some fraction of the
amount paid

8. Minimum Wage
• the lowest legal wage that can be
paid to most workers

9. Collateral
• Something pledged as security for
repayment of a loan

10. Sales Tax
• a tax based on the cost of the
item purchased and collected
directly from the buyer

11. Pension
• Retirement income paid by a
company

12. Inflation
a general and progressive increase
in prices