There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
DISBURSEMENT
spending, disbursement, disbursal, outlay
(noun) the act of spending or disbursing money
expense, disbursal, disbursement
(noun) amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
disbursement (countable and uncountable, plural disbursements)
The act, instance, or process of disbursing.
Money paid out or spent.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*burse"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. déboursement.]
1. The act of disbursing or paying out. The disbursement of the public moneys. U. S. Statutes.
2. That which is disbursed or paid out; as, the annual disbursements exceed the income.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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