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.
CHRISTMAS
Christmas, Christmas Day, Xmas, Dec
(noun) a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide, Noel
(noun) period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Christ"mas, n. Etym: [Christ + mass.]
Definition: An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often celebrated by a particular church service, and also by special gifts, greetings, and hospitality. Christmas box. (a) A box in which presents are deposited at Christmas. (b) A present or small gratuity given to young people and servants at Christmas; a Christmas gift.
– Christmas carol, a carol sung at, or suitable for, Christmas.
– Christmas day. Same as Christmas.
– Christmas eve, the evening before Christmas.
– Christmas fern (Bot.), an evergreen North American fern (Aspidium acrostichoides), which is much used for decoration in winter.
– Christmas flower, Christmas rose, the black hellebore, a poisonous plant of the buttercup family, which in Southern Europe often produces beautiful roselike flowers midwinter.
– Christmas tree, a small evergreen tree, set up indoors, to be decorated with bonbons, presents, etc., and illuminated on Christmas eve.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHOKER
(noun) an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation; “he could win if he wasn’t a choker”
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