CHECKOFF

Etymology

Noun

checkoff (plural checkoffs)

(US) The collection of union dues or other fees from employees via deductions from their wages.

(US) The optional allocation of part of a citizen's income tax towards the presidential election campaign fund.

(US) A tax on sales of agricultural goods in order to finance a generic commodity marketing program.

Source: Wiktionary



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PARAMAGNET

(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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