The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
letup, lull
(noun) a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; “there was never a letup in the noise”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
letup (plural letups)
A pause or period of slackening.
• -tuple, plute, tuple
Source: Wiktionary
Let"-*up`, n. Etym: [See Let to forbear.]
Definition: Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days without any let-up. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.