DEMONETISE

demonetize, demonetise

(verb) deprive of value for payment; “demonetize a coin”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

demonetise (third-person singular simple present demonetises, present participle demonetising, simple past and past participle demonetised)

(transitive) To remove the status of legal tender from (a coin etc.) and remove it from circulation.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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