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.
EXPECTANCY
anticipation, expectancy
(noun) something expected (as on the basis of a norm); “each of them had their own anticipations”; “an indicator of expectancy in development”
anticipation, expectancy
(noun) an expectation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
expectancy (countable and uncountable, plural expectancies)
Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.
The state of being expected.
(obsolete) Something expected or awaited.
Synonyms
• expectingness (rare)
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*pect"ance, Ex*pect"an*cy, n.
1. The act of expecting ; expectation. Milton.
2. That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope. The expectancy and rose of the fair state. Shak. Estate in expectancy (Law), one the possession of which a person is entitled to have at some future time, either as a remainder or reversion, or on the death of some one. Burrill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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