There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
FREIGHTAGE
freight, freightage
(noun) transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
freight, freightage, freight rate
(noun) the charge for transporting something by common carrier; “we pay the freight”; “the freight rate is usually cheaper”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
freightage (countable and uncountable, plural freightages)
The transportation of goods.
The price of transporting goods.
Source: Wiktionary
Freight"age, n.
1. Charge for transportation; expense of carriage.
2. The transportation of freight.
3. Freight; cargo; lading. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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