The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
Dev"i*ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. devitare to avoid; de + vitare to shun, avoid.]
Definition: Avoidable. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 February 2025
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.