Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
EGENCE
Etymology
Noun
egence (countable and uncountable, plural egences)
The state of needing, or of suffering a natural want.
Source: Wiktionary
E"gence, n. Etym: [L. egens, -entis, p. pr. of egere to be needy, suffer want.]
Definition: The state of needing, or of suffering a natural want. [R.] J. Grote.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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