AGRIBUSINESS

agribusiness, agriculture, factory farm

(noun) a large-scale farming enterprise

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

agribusiness (countable and uncountable, plural agribusinesses)

(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do. [from 1950s]

Synonym: agrobusiness

(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.

Synonym: agrobusiness

Source: Wiktionary



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WHOLE

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The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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