According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
IMPOVERISHMENT
pauperization, pauperisation, impoverishment
(noun) the act of making someone poor
poverty, poorness, impoverishment
(noun) the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
impoverishment (usually uncountable, plural impoverishments)
The action of impoverishing someone.
The state of being impoverished.
Synonyms
• immiseration
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pov"er*ish*ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. empoverissement, and F. appauvrissement.]
Definition: The act of impoverishing, or the state of being impoverished; reduction to poverty. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
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