The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
baseplate (plural baseplates)
A solid piece of material that has enough strength and sturdiness to serve as the surface to which other things are attached to be supported.
(railroad) synonym of tie plate
• pasteable
Source: Wiktionary
16 May 2024
(noun) a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.