lemonade

American  

[lem-uh-neyd, lem-uh-neyd] / ˌlɛm əˈneɪd, ˈlɛm əˌneɪd /

noun

1. a beverage consisting of lemon juice, sweetener, and water, sometimes carbonated.

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lemonade British  

/ ˌlɛməˈneɪd /

noun

1. a drink made from lemon juice, sugar, and water or from carbonated water, citric acid, etc

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Etymology

Origin of lemonade

1655–65; lemon + -ade ¹, modeled on French limonade or Spanish limonada

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Example Sentences

“When life gives you lemons…at least try to make lemonade,” Ward wrote.

From Barron's

So we just sat on his porch and had lemonade, and we held hands and talked for hours.

From Los Angeles Times

Schmidt ordered a lemonade and left a $1,000 tip, paid with Delta miles, as a holiday gift.

From The Wall Street Journal

He formed a partnership with his son Tommy to invest in baseball cards and let his daughter borrow the Stanley Cup to lure neighbors to her lemonade stand.

From The Wall Street Journal

But this year, I’m currently in second-to-last place and dangerously close to our new punishment: running a lemonade stand for a full day.

From The Wall Street Journal