beverage

American  

[bev-er-ij, bev-rij] / ˈbɛv ər ɪdʒ, ˈbɛv rɪdʒ /

noun

1. any potable liquid, especially one other than water, as tea, coffee, beer, or milk.

   The price of the meal includes a beverage.

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beverage British  

/ ˈbɛvərɪdʒ, ˈbɛvrɪdʒ /

noun

1. any drink, usually other than water

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Etymology

Origin of beverage

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French beverage, bevarage, equivalent to be ( i ) vre to drink + -age -age

Example Sentences

“Of the six largest manufacturing industries, three—computer and electronic products, food, beverage and tobacco products, and machinery—expanded in November,” Spence added.

From The Wall Street Journal

Food and beverage brands have approached Gaffigan in recent years about potential collaborations, but he passed, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

They compared the immune response after drinking beverages sweetened with fructose to the response after drinking glucose-sweetened beverages.

From Science Daily

These provide tailored housing advice and guidance, access to a GP, toilets, shower facilities, hot food, hot beverages, a postal service, bedding, clothing and access to volunteer-led activities.

From BBC

The now-exempted food, beverage and agricultural products accounted for about $51 billion in U.S. imports during the first eight months of the year, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of Census Bureau data.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• drink
• liquor