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.
RELIANCE
reliance, trust
(noun) certainty based on past experience; “he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists”; “he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun”
reliance
(noun) the state of relying on something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
reliance (countable and uncountable, plural reliances)
The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust.
The condition of being reliant or dependent.
(dated) Anything on which to rely; ground of trust.
A person or thing which relies on another.
Anagrams
• careline, cerealin, cinereal
Source: Wiktionary
Re*li"ance (-ans), n. Etym: [From Rely.]
1. The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority. In reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value. Macaulay.
2. Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the boat was a poor reliance. Richardson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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