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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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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