There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
BONUS
bonus, fillip
(noun) anything that tends to arouse; “his approval was an added fillip”
bonus, incentive
(noun) an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bonus (plural bonuses)
Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder.
(video games) An addition to the player's score based on performance, e.g. for time remaining.
(basketball) One or more free throws awarded to a team when the opposing team has accumulated enough fouls.
Verb
bonus (third-person singular simple present bonuses, present participle bonusing, simple past and past participle bonused)
(transitive) To pay a bonus, premium
Anagrams
• Bonsu, bo'sun, bosun, bouns
Source: Wiktionary
Bo"nus, n.; pl. Bonuses (. Etym: [L. bonus good. Cf. Bonny.]
1. (Law)
Definition: A premium given for a loan, or for a charter or other privilege granted to a company; as the bank paid a bonus for its charter. Bouvier.
2. An extra dividend to the shareholders of a joint stock company, out of accumulated profits.
3. Money paid in addition to a stated compensation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GRADUAL
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
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