In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
BUYOUT
buyout
(noun) acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
buyout (plural buyouts)
(finance) The acquisition of a controlling interest in a business or corporation by outright purchase or by purchase of a majority of issued shares of stock.
Anagrams
• outbuy
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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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