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.
RETROCEDING
Verb
retroceding
present participle of retrocede
Source: Wiktionary
RETROCEDE
Re"tro*cede, v. t. Etym: [Pref. retro- + cede: cf. F. rétrocéder.]
Definition: To cede or grant back; as, to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor.
Re"tro*cede, v. i. Etym: [L. retrocedere; retro backward, back + cedere to go. See Cede.]
Definition: To go back.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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