The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
DISPENSABLE
dispensable
(adjective) capable of being dispensed with or done without; “dispensable items of personal property”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
dispensable (comparative more dispensable, superlative most dispensable)
Able to be done without; able to be expended; easily replaced.
Capable of being dispensed; distributable.
(of a law, rule, vow, etc.) Subject to dispensation; possible to relax, exempt from, or annul.
(biochemistry, nutrition, of an amino acid) Not essential to be taken in as part of an organism's diet, as it can be synthesized de novo.
Antonyms
• indispensable
Anagrams
• piebaldness
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*pen"sa*ble, a. Etym: [LL. dispensabilis. See Dispense.]
1. Capable of being dispensed or administered.
2. Capable of being dispensed with. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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