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.
JILTED
jilted, rejected, spurned
(adjective) rebuffed (by a lover) without warning; “jilted at the altar”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
jilted
simple past tense and past participle of jilt
Source: Wiktionary
JILT
Jilt, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. Scot. jillet a giddy girl, a jill-flirt, dim. of jill a jill.]
Definition: A woman who capriciously deceives her lover; a coquette; a flirt. Otway.
Jilt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jilting.]
Definition: To cast off capriciously or unfeeling, as a lover; to deceive in love. Locke.
Jilt, v. i.
Definition: To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard lovers capriciously. Congreve.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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