In common use almost every word has many shades of meaning, and therefore needs to be interpreted by the context.

In the absence of any short term in common use to represent all desirable things, or things that satisfy human wants, we may use the term Goods for that purpose.

The commercial storm leaves its path strewn with ruin. When it is over there is calm, but a dull, heavy calm.

Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money.

The most reckless and treacherous of all theorists is he who professes to let facts and figures speak for themselves.

Consumption may be regarded as negative production.

Slavery was regarded by Aristotle as an ordinance of nature, and so probably was it by the slaves themselves in olden time.