The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
groundage (countable and uncountable, plural groundages)
(nautical) A local tax paid by a ship for the ground or space it occupies while in port.
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Ground"age, n.
Definition: A local tax paid by a ship for the ground or space it occupies while in port. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.