Unit 8: Part 2

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  1. borrow
    get temporarily
    Oscar needs to borrow money to start a business.
  2. credit
    money available for a client to borrow
    The banker agrees to extend Oscar the line of credit, or money, he needs.
  3. loan
    the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
    Oscar takes out a loan.
  4. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture
    Oscar opens his business. He is an entrepreneur.
  5. debt
    money or goods or services owed by one person to another
    Oscar has debt, or money he owes the bank.
  6. advantage
    the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
    An advantage is something that helps you. Being fast is an advantage in tennis.
  7. determine
    find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry
    To determine is to decide something. The doctor determined that her patient had the flu.
  8. favorable
    encouraging or approving or pleasing
    Something that is favorable is good. They had favorable weather for the party.
  9. influence
    have and exert an effect
    If something influences you, it affects you. Her kindness influenced me to be kind.
  10. organization
    a group of people who work together
    An organization is a business or other official group. This organization helps lost pets.
  11. fiction
    a literary work based on the imagination
    Fiction is writing about imaginary people, places, things, or events. Sometimes, however, parts of fictional stories can be real.
  12. saying
    a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
    Sayings are well-known statements that usually tell something about life or people. Some sayings have been passed down over the centuries because people believe they are true.
  13. magazine
    a periodic publication containing articles and pictures
    A magazine article gives information about a topic. It often includes headings, facts, and pictures.
  14. article
    nonfictional prose forming a part of a publication
    A magazine article gives information about a topic. It often includes headings, facts, and pictures.
  15. future tense
    a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
    There are two ways to show the future tense. Use the helping verb "will" before a main verb. Use "am going to, are going to, or is going to" before a main verb.
Created on Tue Oct 19 16:42:38 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Oct 26 14:24:04 EDT 2021)

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