beverage
Americannoun
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beverages
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of beverage
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French beverage, bevarage, equivalent to be ( i ) vre to drink + -age -age
Explanation
A beverage is any type of drink. It's something you might offer a guest in your house; it's also the favorite moniker of companies that manufacture both soda and juice — they call themselves beverage companies. One of the most popular beverages in history is Coca-Cola, developed in 1886. Initially, Coke was called a brain tonic for intellectuals. Ingredients of the original recipe included coca leaves and cola nuts, and until 1909 contained small amounts of cocaine. Today, the Coca Cola company markets hundreds of beverages including soft drinks, juices, and sports drinks.
Vocabulary lists containing beverage
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Some food, beverage and retail companies selling to mainstream American consumers say their customers have dialed back spending as a result of rising fuel and other prices, dimming sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Several factors could help explain why the results differed by beverage type, according to the researchers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Casino revenue rose, as did sales from food and beverage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
As the biggest beverage makers battle for relevance among budget-conscious consumers, Coca-Cola is seeing early signs of a payoff from new drinks billed as beverage “innovation.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Marty was like announcing, “Okay, we’ll go out and get some of the great beverage of Coke, with its refreshing flavor,” but no one was really rattling that way now.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
Starbucks Korea caused an uproar this year when it launched a "Tank Day" promotion on May 18, touting a new line of capacious tumblers for its coffee beverages.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Santa Monica put screens on every block of the Third Street Promenade for World Cup watch parties where patrons were allowed to carry alcoholic beverages within a specific area of the open-air mall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Housing, food and non-alcoholic beverages were the largest contributors to Australia’s annual inflation in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
It leaned on new products like novelty sugary drinks and limited-offer items like S’mores beverages that resonated “particularly well” with Gen Z customers, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Now that he thought about it, he spent a lot of time dutifully drinking hot beverages he hadn’t asked for.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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