Beverage
/ˈbɛvərɪdʒ/
nounBeginner🔥Very CommonFood and Drink
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Definitions
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A liquid for drinking.
/ˈbɛvərɪdʒ/
nounneutralBeginner
Food and Drink
A drink, especially a non-alcoholic one.
I ordered a refreshing beverage.
💡 Simply: Something you drink.
More Examples
2
The menu listed various hot and cold beverages.
How It's Used
Restaurant
"The restaurant offered a wide selection of beverages."
Everyday Life
"Water is the most important beverage for health."
From Middle English *beveridge, from Old French *beverage, from Old French boire "to drink".
The word has been used with its current meaning since the Middle Ages.
Memory tip
Think of 'bever' as a playful sound of drinking, and 'age' implying a range of options.
Word Origin
LanguageOld French
Original meaning
"to drink"
alcoholic beveragenon-alcoholic beveragehot beveragecold beverage
Common misspellings
beveridgebeverag
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