Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
primage (countable and uncountable, plural primages)
(archaic) A payment made for loading or unloading a ship, or for care of goods during transit by ship.
(archaic, UK) An import duty levied by a guild of harbour pilots (especially at Kingston-upon-Hull and Newcastle-upon-Tyne).
(Australia, New Zealand) An additional import duty levied by customs.
primage (countable and uncountable, plural primages)
(engineering, rare) Droplets of water suspended in steam (especially in the cylinder of a steam engine).
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Source: Wiktionary
Pri"mage (; 48), n. Etym: [F.] (Com.)
Definition: A charge in addition to the freight; originally, a gratuity to the captain for his particular care of the goods (sometimes called hat money), but now belonging to the owners or freighters of the vessel, unless by special agreement the whole or part is assigned to the captain. Homans.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.