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Austerity
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In economics, austerity is when a national government reduces its spending in order to pay back creditors. Development projects, welfare programs and other social spending are common areas of spending for cuts; in many countries, austerity measures have been associated with standard of living declines.
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Strife
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violent or angry disagreement
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At Stake
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At issue/
If something that is valuable is at stake, it is in a situation where it might be lost |
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Extension services
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Teaching the farmers about new seeds and planting techniques
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Sharecropping
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People working as tenant farmers, keeping only half or less of what they produce
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Collateral
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Uzstatas
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Default
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to fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do
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Tenure
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Valda
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Roylaties
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a payment made to writers, people who have invented things, owners of property, etc. every time their books, devices, land, etc. are bought or used by others
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Concession
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1 a special right to property or land
2 the right to sell a product in a particular area |
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Stool
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Rastas
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