The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
extemporization, extemporisation, improvisation
(noun) a performance given extempore without planning or preparation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
extemporization (countable and uncountable, plural extemporizations)
The act of extemporizing; the act of doing anything extempore.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*tem`po*ri*za"tion, n.
Definition: The act of extemporizing; the act of doing anything extempore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.