Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
FUTURES
Etymology 1
Noun
futures
plural of future
Etymology 2
Noun
futures (plural futures)
Short for futures contract.
Source: Wiktionary
FUTURE
Fu"ture, a. Etym: [F. futur, L. futurus, used as fut. p. of esse to be, but from the same root as E. be. See Be, v. i.]
Definition: That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the present. Future tense (Gram.), the tense or modification of a verb which expresses a future act or event.
Fu"ture, n. Etym: [Cf. F. futur. See Future, a.]
1. Time to come; time subsequent to the present (as, the future shall be as the present); collectively, events that are to happen in time to come. "Lay the future open." Shak.
2. The possibilities of the future; -- used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him.
3. (Gram.)
Definition: A future tense. To deal in futures, to speculate on the future values of merchandise or stocks. [Brokers' cant]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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