Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
PITTANCE
pittance
(noun) an inadequate payment; “they work all day for a mere pittance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pittance (plural pittances)
A small allowance of food and drink; a scanty meal.
A meagre allowance of money or wages.
A small amount.
Source: Wiktionary
Pit"tance, n. Etym: [OE. pitance, pitaunce, F. pitance; cf. It. pietanza, LL. pitancia, pittantia, pictantia; perh. fr. L. pietas pity, piety, or perhaps akin to E. petty. Cf. Petty, and Pity.]
1. An allowance of food bestowed in charity; a mess of victuals; hence, a small charity gift; a dole. "A good pitaunce." Chaucer. One half only of this pittance was ever given him in money. Macaulay.
2. A meager portion, quality, or allowance; an inconsiderable salary or compensation. "The small pittance of learning they received." Swift. The inconsiderable pittance of faithful professors. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATECHISM
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