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FinLit Chapter 7 Vocab

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  • What type of account allows you to charge repeatedly up to a max limit?
    Revolving credit
  • What is the max amount you are willing to pay for an item?
    Spending limit
  • This type of credit is used to finance the purchase of a single item through equal payments over a set period of time.
    Installment credit
  • What is the ability to borrow money and pay it back later?
    credit
  • This is the amount of time you have to pay your credit card balance in full to avoid paying the interest.
    Grace period
  • This is additional coverage that you can buy to pay for repairs or replacements needed beyond the original warranty period.
    Extended warranty
  • This interest rate is set and does not change from month to month.
    Fixed interest rate
  • What type of account allows you to charge items or services only at that store?
    Store Account
  • What credit allows you to receive services and pay for them later?
    service credit
  • These are the standards or rules by which something is judged and can be different for each person.
    Criteria
  • What is the property that you use as security for a loan called?
    Collateral
  • What is a loan borrowed as needed with no collateral?
    line of credit
  • What interest rate goes up and down with inflation?
    Variable interest rate
  • What is it called when you move a balance from one credit card to another?
    Balance Transfer
  • What is the process of including choices that reflect goals by considering all pros and cons along with the costs?
    Systematic Decision Making
  • This form of credit card requires the cardholder to pay the balance in full by the due date.
    Charge Card
  • This is money that must be repaid.
    debt
  • What is the term for the fee that you are charged for violating the terms of the credit agreement?
    penalty
  • What does it mean when you can meet your financial goals through planned earning, spending, and saving?
    Financial Responsibility
  • What is it called when you get money off your credit card account?
    Cash Advance
  • What is the name for the refund of part of the purchase price of an item?
    Rebate
  • What is a loan of cash made to a consumer at a fixed rate for a set period of time?
    Consumer loan
  • This is the amount you are required to pay each month on a credit account.
    minimum payment