allocate (v)
/ˈæl·əˌkeɪt/

to give something as a share of a total amount

commodity (n)
/kəˈmɑd·ɪ·t̬i/

anything that can be bought and sold

decline (n)
/dɪˈklɑɪn/

a change to a lower amount; the process of becoming less in quality or strength

inflation (n)
/ɪnˈfleɪ·ʃən/

an economic process in which prices increase so that money becomes less valuable

net (a)
/net/

final, after all the important facts have been included

per capita (a)
/pər ˈkæp·ɪ·t̬ə/

for each person, esp. when considering all of the people in a group

regulate (v)
/ˈreɡ·jəˌleɪt/

to control an activity or process by rules or a system

subsidy (n)
/ˈsʌb.sɪ.di/

money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen

tangible (a)
/ˈtæn.dʒə.bl̩/

that can be clearly seen to exist

unsettled (a)
/ʌnˈset.l̩d/

(of an argument, etc.) that continues without any agreement being reached

conservative (n)
/kənˈsɜː.və.tɪv/

a person with conservative political views who supports tradition and is often opposed to change

involvement (n)
/ɪnˈvɒ:lv.mənt/

the act or process of taking part in something

steelmaker (n)
/ˈstiːlˌmeɪkər/

a company that produces steel

incursion (n)
/ɪnˈkɜː.ʒən/

a sudden attack on or act of going into a place, especially across a border

infrastructure (n)
/ˈɪn.frəˌstrʌk.tʃɚ/

the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively

effect (n)
/ɪˈfekt/

the result of a particular influence

exploration (n)
/ˌek.spləˈreɪ.ʃən/

the activity of searching and finding out about something

benefit (n)
/ˈben.ɪ.fɪt/

a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help

economics (n)
/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪks/

the way in which trade, industry, or money is organized, or the study of this

eagerness (n)
/ˈi·ɡər·nəs/

great interest and excitement about something that is going to happen or about something that you want to do