beverage

[bev-er-ij, bev-rij]

noun

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

   The price of the meal includes a beverage.

beverage

/ ˈbɛvərɪdʒ, ˈbɛvrɪdʒ /

noun

1. any drink, usually other than water

Word History and Origins

Origin of beverage¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of beverage¹

C13: from Old French bevrage , from beivre to drink, from Latin bibere

Example Sentences

Hook it to your backpack or your belt loop and adventure worry-free with a beverage at the perfect temperature at the ready.

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She took a sip of the cool, creamy beverage—and promptly spit it out all over her new dress.

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Reporter Todd Chanko argues that the company’s growth potential in international markets and expansion into non-coconut-based beverages isn’t fully priced into the stock.

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Blood samples were collected before and after participants drank a sugary beverage so the researchers could evaluate how effectively their bodies produced insulin in response to rising blood sugar.

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He considers the quality of the caffeinated beverages to be "pretty good".

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Related Words

• drink 
• liquor