2. a way of making things that is arranged so each person performs one task again and again

3. the production of large quantities of goods using machines and an assembly line

4. a business in which investors own shares

5. shares of ownership a company sells in its business which often carries voting power.

6. a person who invests in a corporation by buying stock and is a partial owner.

7. a stockholder’s share of a company profits

8. the combining of competing firms into one corporation

9. a combination of firms or corporations formed by a legal agreement, especially to reduce competition

10. total control of a type of industry by one person or one company

11. the combining of companies that supply equipment and services needed for a particular industry

12. charitable acts or gifts of money to benefit the community

13. the combining of two or more businesses into one