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a.m.             An abbreviation for ante meridiem (antemeridian) meaning ‟before midday”
                                 or morning.
                amount           A quantity of something, especially the total of a thing or things in the form of
                                 number, size, value, or area.
                angle            The space between two intersecting lines, measured in degrees.
                area             The space occupied by a flat shape or the surface of an object.
                ascending order Arrangement of numbers from the smallest to the largest.
                axis of symmetry       A line that divides a figure or polygon into two equal parts that are reflection
                                 images of each other.
                bar chart        A chart that displays information or data using bars of the same width
                                 horizontally or vertically displayed on the axes.
                bonus            An additional pay given to employees on top of their regular earnings.
                buying on credit To purchase something with the promise that you will pay in the future.
                                 The amount will be paid later in instalments with interest.
                calendar                       A systematic schedule of the year that is divided into days, weeks, and months.
                cash             Banknotes or coins paid directly for purchasing goods and using services.
                cash payments    Paying for goods with money or debit cards without interest being charged.
                century          100 years.
                compound         Addition of interest to the principal sum of a loan or deposit, and the interest
                interest         accumulated every year.
                corner                           A place or angle where two sides or edges meet. Also known as vertex.
                credit card      A payment method that allows cardholders to pay for goods and services
                                 without cash.
                cube                             A three-dimensional shape with six square faces, 12 edges, and eight vertices.
                cuboid                          A three-dimensional shape with six surfaces, some or all of which are
                                 rectangular.
                date             A numbered day in a month, often given with a combination of the name of the
                                 day, the month, and the year.
                day              24 hours, from midnight to the midnight of the following day.
                decade           10 years.
                deposit          A payable sum as a first payment on the purchase of goods and services, the
                                 balance being payable later in instalments.
                descending order Arrangement of numbers from the largest to the smallest.
                dividend         Distribution of profits by a corporation to its shareholders for investments in
                                 business or shares.
                duration         The length of time from the start until the end of an event.
                equilateral      A triangle with all three sides equal in length and all angles are equal,
                triangle         measuring 60°.
                frequency                          The number of occurrences of a value, subject, or an event in a given set of data.
                horizontal       Length measurement between two equivalent points or objects that is parallel to
                distance         the x-axis.
                instalments      A sum of money paid as one of several equal payments for something, spread
                                 over an agreed period of time.
                interior angle   The interior space between two straight lines at the common endpoint.
                investment       Monetary account for transactions with financial assets and the investor will earn
                account          profits in the form of dividend and bonus for a certain period.
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