Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
TANKAGE
tankage
(noun) the act of storing in tanks
tankage
(noun) the charge for storing something in tanks
tankage
(noun) the quantity contained in (or the capacity of) a tank or tanks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tankage (countable and uncountable, plural tankages)
Storage in a tank.
The amount that a tank (or tanks) can hold.
The charge levied for storage in a tank.
(agriculture) Waste matter from tanks, especially the dried nitrogenous residue from tanks in which fat has been rendered, used as a fertilizer.
Source: Wiktionary
Tank"age, n.
1. The act or process of putting or storing in tanks.
2. Fees charged for storage in tanks.
3. The capacity or contents of a tank or tanks.
4. (Agric.) Waste matter from tanks; esp., the dried nitrogenous residue from tanks in which fat has been rendered, used as a fertilizer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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