Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
PIPAGE
pipe, pipage, piping
(noun) a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
pipage
(noun) a fee charged for the use of pipes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pipage (countable and uncountable, plural pipages)
Plumbing, a system of pipes.
A charge made for piping a fluid from one place to another.
Source: Wiktionary
Pip"age, n.
Definition: Transportation, as of petroleum oil, by means of a pipe conduit; also, the charge for such transportation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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WHOLE
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
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