Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
IMPROVIDENCE
improvidence, shortsightedness
(noun) a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
improvidence (plural improvidences)
The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*prov"i*dence, n. Etym: [L. improvidentia; OF. improvidence. Cf. Imprudence.]
Definition: The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift. The improvidence of my neighbor must not make me inhuman. L'Estrange.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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