Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. Itβs also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
Im"post, n. Etym: [OF. impost, F. impot, LL. impostus, fr. L. impostus, p. p. of imponere to impose. See Impone.]
1. That which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or duty; especially, a duty or tax laid by goverment on goods imported into a country. Even the ship money . . . Johnson could not pronounce to have been an unconstitutional impost. Macaulay.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: The top member of a pillar, pier, wall, etc., upon which the weight of an arch rests.
Note: The impost is called continuous, if the moldings of the arch or architrave run down the jamb or pier without a break.
Syn.
– Tribute; excise; custom; duty; tax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. Itβs also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.