The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
REIMPORT
Etymology
Noun
reimport (plural reimports)
The act or practice of importing again, or back to a place of origin; reimportation.
A product which has been reimported.
Synonyms
• reimportation
Verb
reimport (third-person singular simple present reimports, present participle reimporting, simple past and past participle reimported)
To import again.
To import goods which have previously been exported, particularly pharmaceutical products, back into the country of origin.
Anagrams
• importer, promerit
Source: Wiktionary
Re`im*port" (-prt"), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + import: cf. F. remporter.]
Definition: To import again; to import what has been exported; to bring back. Young.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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