As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
CONTRIVANCE
devisal, contrivance
(noun) the act of devising something
appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
(noun) a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
contrivance, lash-up
(noun) any improvised arrangement for temporary use
contrivance
(noun) the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; “his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem”
contrivance
(noun) an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; “the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable”
contrivance, stratagem, dodge
(noun) an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; “his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
contrivance (plural contrivances)
a (mechanical) device to perform a certain task
a means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective
something overly artful or artificial
Synonyms
• contraption
Source: Wiktionary
Con*triv"ance, n.
1. The act or faculty of contriving, inventing, devising, or planning. The machine which we are inspecting demonstrates, by its construction, contrivance and design. Contrivance must have had a contriver. Paley.
2. The thing contrived, invented, or planned; disposition of parts or causes by design; a scheme; plan; atrifice; arrangement. Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. Burke.
Syn.
– Device; plan; scheme; invention; machine; project; design; artifice; shift. See Device.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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