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.
VENDUE
auction, auction sale, vendue
(noun) the public sale of something to the highest bidder
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vendue (plural vendues)
A public auction.
Source: Wiktionary
Ven*due", n. Etym: [OF. vendue, from F. vendre, p. p. vendu, vendue, to sell.]
Definition: A public sale of anything, by outcry, to the highest bidder; an auction. [Obsoles.] Vendue master, one who is authorized to sell any property by vendue; an auctioneer. [Obsoles.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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