beverage
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
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
Example Sentences
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"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 substitution models suggested that replacing one daily serving of a sugary beverage with whole fruit could be associated with a 22% lower risk of developing high blood pressure.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Replacing one daily serving of a sugary beverage with whole fruit, milk or water was associated with a lower risk of high blood pressure.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
The company said global beverage can volumes increased 5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“My mother is the same. She can chill a beverage just by bringing it to you.”
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
"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
Sugar-sweetened beverages included sodas, fruit punches, lemonades, iced teas, sports drinks and non-carbonated fruit drinks.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
However, the researchers cautioned that some orange-flavored beverages containing added sugar may have been incorrectly reported as orange 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
Angela and Hilda chat at the far end of the bar with the lady serving beverages while Sergio talks to a tall guy with chest hair that puffs out from his tank top.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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