Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
ARREAR
Etymology
Adverb
arrear (comparative more arrear, superlative most arrear)
(obsolete) Towards the rear, backwards. [14th-16th c.]
(obsolete) Behind time; overdue. [15th-19th c.]
Noun
arrear (plural arrears)
Work to be done, obligation.
Unpaid debt.
That which is in the rear or behind.
Source: Wiktionary
Ar*rear", adv. Etym: [OE. arere, OF. arere, ariere, F. arrière, fr. L. ad + retro backward. See Rear.]
Definition: To or in the rear; behind; backwards. [Obs.] Spenser.
Ar*rear", n.
Definition: That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part has been paid; arrearage; -- commonly used in the plural, as, arrears of rent, wages, or taxes. Locke. For much I dread due payment by the Greeks Of yesterday's arrear. Cowper. I have a large arrear of letters to write. J. D. Forbes. In arrear or In arrears, behind; backward; behindhand; in debt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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