Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• for instance: As an example.
• pay back: To return money or a favor
• tune out: To stop paying attention to something; ignore
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• drag on: To last longer than expected, in a boring way
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• by half: Indicates something is at 50% or to a large but incomplete extent.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• stay afloat: To have enough money to pay what you owe; to survive financially.
• have to: Must do
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• instance: An example of something; case
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• amount: Quantity of something
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• decade: Period of 10 years
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• require: To demand that someone does something
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• expire: To breathe out
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• leave: To go away from; depart
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• trajectory: The path followed by a flying object
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• point: An item to be discussed
• fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
• credibility: Quality of being believable or deserving of trust