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BECS Vocab

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    BECS Vocab
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  • A very rapid and dramatic increase.
    Skyrocket
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  • Prices that have been artificially increased or exaggerated beyond their real value.
    Inflated
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  • Financial tools used by investors to determine whether an asset or company is reasonably priced.
    Valuation metrics
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  • A situation where something is priced much higher than its real or fundamental value.
    Overvaluation
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  • Looking back at an event after it has happened and understanding it more clearly.
    In hindsight
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  • To rise to extremely high levels.
    Soar (beyond)
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  • An increase that is twenty times greater than the original amount.
    Twentyfold
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  • A long period when economic growth is extremely slow or almost non-existent.
    Economic stagnation
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  • A period when the economy shrinks and economic activity declines.
    Economic contraction
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  • A sudden and significant increase in something such as demand or prices.
    Surge
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  • A fall that happens very suddenly and dramatically.
    Plunge
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  • A situation in which one company or organisation has exclusive control over a market.
    Monopoly
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  • A period when business and commercial activity are thriving and very successful.
    Flourishing trade
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  • To buy something very quickly before others can get it.
    Snap up
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  • A general economic downturn with falling output and rising unemployment.
    Recession
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  • Government spending or tax reductions intended to stimulate economic activity.
    Fiscal stimulus
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