Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
COUNTERCHECK
countercheck, double check
(noun) something that checks the correctness of a previous check
countercheck
(noun) a check that restrains another check
countercheck
(verb) check a second time
countercheck, counteract
(verb) oppose or check by a counteraction
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
countercheck (plural counterchecks)
A restriction or limit.
A second check (in order to confirm or deny a previous one).
Verb
countercheck (third-person singular simple present counterchecks, present participle counterchecking, simple past and past participle counterchecked)
To restrict or limit by counteracting.
To recheck.
Source: Wiktionary
Coun`ter*check" (koun`tr-chk"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Counterchecked (- chckt"); p. pr. & vb. n. Counterchecking.]
Definition: To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return check.
Coun"ter*check` (koun"tr-chk`), n.
1. A check; a stop; a rebuke, or censure to check a reprover.
2. Any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force; a check upon a check. The system of checks and counterchecks. J. H. Newton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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