noun
beverage
BEHV-rihj
noun
1
Any drink prepared for consumption, such as tea, coffee, juice, or a soft drink.
"The menu offers a wide range of hot and cold beverages."
"Please choose a beverage to go with your meal."
How to Use Beverage
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA more formal word for "drink," commonly used on menus and in official or written contexts.
When to use it
More formal than "drink"; typically appears in menus, packaging, and business writing rather than everyday speech.
Common pairings
alcoholic beverage
soft beverage
beverage industry
Word Forms
beverages plural, Beverages plural
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Etymology
From Old French bevrage, based on a verb meaning "to drink," ultimately from Latin bibere ("to drink") — the same root that gives us "imbibe."