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.
PURSUANCE
pursuance, prosecution
(noun) the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion
pursuit, pursuance, quest
(noun) a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; “the pursuit of love”; “life is more than the pursuance of fame”; “a quest for wealth”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
pursuance (countable and uncountable, plural pursuances)
A search for something; a pursuit or quest.
A completion or putting into effect of something already begun; a prosecution.
The state of being pursuant; consequence.
Source: Wiktionary
Pur*su"ance, n. Etym: [See Pursuant.]
1. The act of pursuing or prosecuting; a following out or after. Sermons are not like curious inquiries after new nothings, but pursuances of old truths. Jer. Taylor.
2. The state of being pursuant; consequence. In pursuance of, in accordance with; in prosecution or fulfillment of.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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