The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MORATORIUMS
Noun
moratoriums
plural of moratorium
Source: Wiktionary
MORATORIUM
Mor`a*to"ri*um, n. [NL. See Moratory.] (Law)
Definition: A period during which an obligor has a legal right to delay meeting an obligation, esp. such a period granted, as to a bank, by a moratory law.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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