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.
CONSIGNEE
consignee
(noun) the person to whom merchandise is delivered over
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
consignee (plural consignees)
The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered.
One to whom anything is consigned or entrusted.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Con`sign*ee", n. Etym: [F. consign, p.p. of consigner.]
Definition: The person to whom goods or other things are consigned; a factor; -- correlative to consignor. Consigner and consignee are used by merchants to express generally the shipper of merchandise, and the person to whom it is addressed, by bill of lading or otherwise. De Colange.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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