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.
BOOTLESS
bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain
(adjective) unproductive of success; “a fruitless search”; “futile years after her artistic peak”; “a sleeveless errand”; “a vain attempt”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
bootless (not comparable)
Without boots.
Etymology 2
Adjective
bootless (comparative more bootless, superlative most bootless)
Profitless; pointless; unavailing.
Synonyms
• fruitless
Source: Wiktionary
Boot"less, a. Etym: [From Boot profit.]
Definition: Unavailing; unprofitable; useless; without advantage or success. Chaucer. I'll follow him no more with bootless prayers. Shak.
– Boot"less*ly, adv.
– Boot"less*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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