According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
INEXPEDIENT
inexpedient
(adjective) not suitable or advisable; “an inexpedient tactic”
inexpedient, unwise
(adjective) not appropriate to the purpose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
inexpedient (comparative more inexpedient, superlative most inexpedient)
Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; unsuitable to time and place
Source: Wiktionary
In`ex*pe"di*ent, a.
Definition: Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; inadvisable; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place; as, what is expedient at one time may be inexpedient at another. If it was not unlawful, yet it was highly inexpedient to use those ceremonies. Bp. Burnet.
Syn.
– Unwise; impolitic; imprudent; indiscreet; unprofitable; inadvisable; disadvantageous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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