There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
DICKER
dicker, bargain
(verb) negotiate the terms of an exchange; “We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
dicker (third-person singular simple present dickers, present participle dickering, simple past and past participle dickered)
(intransitive) To bargain, haggle or negotiate over a sale.
(transitive) To barter.
Noun
dicker (countable and uncountable, plural dickers)
(obsolete) A unit of measure, consisting of 10 of some object, particularly hides and skins.
(US) A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares.
Synonyms
• daker
Anagrams
• Derick, Redick, ricked
Source: Wiktionary
Dick"er, n. Etym: [Also daker, dakir; akin to Icel. dekr, Dan. deger, G. decher; all prob. from LL. dacra, dacrum, the number ten, akin to L. decuria a division consisting of ten, fr. decem ten. See Ten.]
1. The number or quantity of ten, particularly ten hides or skins; a dakir; as, a dicker of gloves. [Obs.] A dicker of cowhides. Heywood.
2. A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares; as, to make a dicker. [U.S.] For peddling dicker, not for honest sales. Whittier.
Dick"er, v. i. & t.
Definition: To negotiate a dicker; to barter. [U.S.] "Ready to dicker. and to swap." Cooper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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