1. Chapter 19 Vocabulary

2. A way to end competition, for example railroads divided up business in an area and fixed prices at a high rate. Pools

3. Dividends Payment to stockholders from the corporation’s profit.

4. Corporation A business owned by many investors

5. Mass production Rapid manufacturing of large numbers of a product at a cheaper price.

6. Consolidating/ consolidation To combine business together, for example large railroad companies bought out smaller companies.

7. injunction A legal order to do something

8. network A system of connecting railroad lines

9. rebates Discount on services or merchandise ( sometimes secret), often given to customers who shipped BIG LOADS.

10. trust A group of corporations put together and run by a single board of directors, for example Rockefeller put one together.

11. monopoly A company that controls the production and sales of a certain product almost 100%.