Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
EXTINGUISHMENT
Etymology
Noun
extinguishment (countable and uncountable, plural extinguishments)
The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished.
(legal) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*tin"guish*ment, n.
1. The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection.
2. (Law)
Definition: The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation. Abbott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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