The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
Im"pe*dite, a. Etym: [L. impeditus, p. p. See Impede.]
Definition: Hindered; obstructed. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
Im"pe*dite, v. t.
Definition: To impede. [Obs.] Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.