The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
products
plural of product
Source: Wiktionary
Prod"uct, n. Etym: [L. productus, p. pr. of producere. See Produce.]
1. Anything that is produced, whether as the result of generation, growth, labor, or thought, or by the operation of involuntary causes; as, the products of the season, or of the farm; the products of manufactures; the products of the brain. There are the product Of those ill-mated marriages. Milton. These institutions are the products of enthusiasm. Burke.
2. (Math.)
Definition: The number or sum obtained by adding one number or quantity to itself as many times as there are units in another number; the number resulting from the multiplication of two or more numbers; as, the product of the multiplication of 7 by 5 is 35. In general, the result of any kind of multiplication. See the Note under Multiplication.
Syn.
– Produce; production; fruit; result; effect; consequence; outcome; work; performance.
Pro*duct", v. t.
1. To produce; to bring forward. "Producted to . . . examination." [Obs.] Foxe.
2. To lengthen out; to extend. [Obs.] He that doth much . . . products his mortality. Hackett.
3. To produce; to make. [Obs.] Holinshed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.