According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
AVOWRIES
Noun
avowries
plural of avowry
Source: Wiktionary
AVOWRY
A*vow"ry, n. Etym: [OE. avouerie protection, authority, OF. avouerie. See Avow to declare.]
1. An advocate; a patron; a patron saint. [Obs.] Let God alone be our avowry. Latimer.
2. The act of the distrainer of goods, who, in an action of replevin, avows and justifies the taking in his own right. Blackstone.
Note: When an action of replevin is brought, the distrainer either makes avowry, that is, avours taking the distress in his own right, or the right of his wife, and states the reason if it, as for arrears of rent, damage done, or the like; or makes cognizance, that is, acknowledges the taking, but justifies in an another's right, as his bailiff or servant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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