Unit 12 Vocabulary

1.	Storefront	A building
2.	Strip mall	Several individual stores on a street
3.	Guatemala	A small country in Central America
4.	Take over	Take control of
5.	Lease	A contract for rental property.  As long as you have it, your rent can’t go up.
6.	Start-up (adj) money	Money to cover the costs of opening a business
7.	Violation	Something that is illegal
8.	Battle	fight
9.	Clientele	People who come to a business
10.	Indeed	In fact, true
11.	Hum (adj)	To be busy, active
12.	A number of	many
13.	Sit idle	Not being used
14.	Aspiring	Having a strong desire to do something
15.	Pass	To be approved
16.	Permit (n)	An official written statement giving you the right to do something