According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
EXTENT
extent
(noun) the distance or area or volume over which something extends; “the vast extent of the desert”; “an orchard of considerable extent”
extent
(noun) the point or degree to which something extends; “the extent of the damage”; “the full extent of the law”; “to a certain extent she was right”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
extent (plural extents)
A range of values or locations.
The space, area, volume, etc, to which something extends.
(computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.
The valuation of property.
(legal) A writ directing the sheriff to seize the property of a debtor, for the recovery of debts of record due to the Crown.
Adjective
extent
(obsolete) Extended.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*tent", a. Etym: [L. extentus, p. p. of extendere. See Extend.]
Definition: Extended. [Obs.] Spenser.
Ex*tent", n. Etym: [L. extentus, fr. extendere. See Extend.]
1. Space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence, superficies; compass; bulk; size; length; as, an extent of country or of line; extent of information or of charity. Life in its large extent is scare a span. Cotton.
2. Degree; measure; proportion. "The extent to which we can make ourselves what we wish to be." Lubbock.
3. (Eng. Law) (a) A peculiar species of execution upon debts due to the crown, under which the lands and goods of the debtor may be seized to secure payment. (b) A process of execution by which the lands and goods of a debtor are valued and delivered to the creditor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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