Definition of "grindings" [grindings]

• Plural form of grinding. (noun)

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• "The cocoa industry's leading barometer of demand, quarterly processing figures known as grindings, came in flat to slightly stronger in the fourth quarter of 2008."
• "But figures for European cocoa grindings by processors—a key measure of demand for the beans—show that demand remains strong, largely because consumers in emerging countries are buying sweets despite global economic woes."
• "Keith Flury , a soft-commodities analyst at Rabobank in London, said the jump in Europe's grindings was probably due to demand from Asia and other emerging markets."