abv.

¹

abbreviation for

1. above.

ABV

²

or abv

abbreviation for

1. alcohol by volume: the amount of alcohol in a drink, expressed as a percentage of the total volume:

   A 12-ounce can of beer with 5% ABV contains 0.6 ounces pure alcohol.

ABV

abbreviation for

1. alcohol by volume: the number of ml of ethyl alcohol present in each 100 ml of an alcoholic beverage when measured at 20°C; displayed on the packaging of alcoholic drinks in EU countries and used to calculate the amount of tax payable

Word History and Origins

Origin of abv.¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Total estimated calories were weighted at 75 percent of the final ranking and ABV was weighted 25 percent.

From The Daily Beast

Only beers with an ABV level that could be verified from the brewery were eligible.

From The Daily Beast

BrewDog, a Scottish microbrewer, first released Tactical Nuclear Penguin, a beer with 32 percent alcohol by volume (ABV).

From The Daily Beast

Continue line mb till it cuts the horizon in m, which point will be the measuring point for the vanishing line AbV.

From Project Gutenberg