Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
BOTTLENECK
bottleneck
(noun) the narrow part of a bottle near the top
constriction, bottleneck, chokepoint
(noun) a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
bottleneck
(verb) become narrow, like a bottleneck; “Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks”
bottleneck
(verb) slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; “His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bottleneck (plural bottlenecks)
The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
(figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
(by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
Verb
bottleneck (third-person singular simple present bottlenecks, present participle bottlenecking, simple past and past participle bottlenecked)
(transitive) To slow by causing a bottleneck.
(intransitive) To form a bottleneck.
Source: Wiktionary
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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