The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
mercats
plural of mercat
Source: Wiktionary
Mer"cat, n. Etym: [L. mercatus : cf. It. mercato. See Market.]
Definition: Market; trade. [Obs.] Bp. Sprat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.