In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FINANCING
financing, funding
(noun) the act of financing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
financing
present participle of finance
Noun
financing (countable and uncountable, plural financings)
(finance, business) A transaction that provides funds for a business.
Source: Wiktionary
FINANCE
Fi*nance", n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. financia payment of money, money, fr. finare to pay a fine or subsidy (cf. OF. finer to finish, pay), fr. L. finis end. See Fine, n., Finish.]
1. The income of a ruler or of a state; revennue; public money; sometimes, the income of an individual; often used in the plural for funds; available money; resources. All the finances or revenues of the imperial crown. Bacon.
2. The science of raising and expending the public revenue. "Versed in the details of finance." Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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