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.
BRASSAGE
Etymology
Noun
brassage (usually uncountable, plural brassages)
A sum formerly levied to pay the expense of coinage; seigniorage.
Source: Wiktionary
Bras"sage, n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A sum formerly levied to pay the expense of coinage; -- now called seigniorage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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