The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
Com*pense", v. t. Etym: [F. compenser. See Compensate.]
Definition: To compensate. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 June 2025
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.