beverage
Americannoun
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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"The results also highlight an opportunity for the beverage industry to explore reformulation strategies that could potentially reduce the erosive potential of acidic beverages."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
"People are coming back to get their pictures, and then in turn will go shop at the local retail, and all the great food and beverage that's around here," Mettham said.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The questionnaires asked participants how often they consumed a standard serving of each food or beverage, with responses ranging from "never or less than once per month" to "6 or more per day."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
"We saw a significant increase in orders, particularly from food and beverage manufacturers, because we offered a more readily available alternative to imported materials," she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
As I sipped the tangy beverage, I was certain that the day, despite the loss of the counselor's cat, had been a triumph.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
The researchers measured salivary pH rather than relying only on the acidity of the beverages themselves.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
They also created statistical models to estimate what might happen if participants replaced sugary beverages or fruit juice with whole fruit, milk or water.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
A serving was defined as a 12-ounce can or glass for sugar-sweetened beverages and an 8-ounce glass for fruit juice.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
In interviews, Croom defended the contracts, saying her companies provided meals, snacks and beverages to the nonprofit’s roughly 200 residents at a lower cost than what outside vendors would have charged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
She didn’t seem to be holding beverages of any kind, which was good.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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