The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
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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UNEXPLOITED
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
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