There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
LOCKOUT
lockout
(noun) a management action resisting employee’s demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lockout (plural lockouts)
The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.
The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.
(by extension) The exclusion of others from a certain place or situation.
(computing) A situation where the system is not responding to input.
A safety device designed to prevent touching a moving part when it is under operation.
(weightlifting) The final portion of a weightlifting motion where all applicable limbs or joints are fully extended or "locked out".
(weightlifting) An exercise meant to increase strength in the lockout portion of a lifting motion.
Antonyms
• (denial of work): strike; industrial peace
Source: Wiktionary
Lock"out`, n.
Definition: The closing of a factory or workshop by an employer, usually in order to bring the workmen to satisfactory terms by a suspension of wages.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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