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
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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
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
Truelink Capital is nearing a deal to acquire Lyons Magnus that values the fruit-based ingredients and beverage maker at around $1 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
West Africans were chewing the caffeine-containing nuts of the latter as a narcotic, long before the Coca-Cola Company enticed first Americans and then the world to drink a beverage originally laced with its extracts.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Among the beverages tested, soda produced the greatest increase in mouth acidity.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
"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, such as soda and sports drinks, which are often marketed as somewhat healthy, should be limited," Malik said.
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
Besides food and beverages, people suggested ointments and tonics, even enclosing advertisements to show the doctors exactly what to buy.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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