beverage — bev‧er‧age [ˈbevrɪdʒ] noun [countable] a drink that is produced to sell to people: • one of the leading beverage companies in the world • Consumption of alcoholic beverages has increased dramatically. * * * beverage UK US /ˈbevərɪdʒ/ noun [C] ►… … Financial and business terms
Beverage — Bev er*age, n. [OF. bevrage, F. breuvage, fr. beivre to drink, fr. L. bibere. Cf. {Bib}, v. t., {Poison}, {Potable}.] 1. Liquid for drinking; drink; usually applied to drink artificially prepared and of an agreeable flavor; as, an intoxicating… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beverage — (n.) mid 13c., from Anglo Fr. beverage, O.Fr. bevrage, from O.Fr. boivre to drink (Mod.Fr. boire; from L. bibere to imbibe; see IMBIBE (Cf. imbibe)) + age, suffix forming mass or abstract nouns … Etymology dictionary
Beverage — (engl., spr. Biwweredsch), Getränk, welches bei. Verfertigung des Cyder (s.u. d.) zugleich mit bereitet wird … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Beverage — (spr. Bewridsch), eine Art Cider, s.d … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
beverage — [n] liquid refreshment cooler, draft, drink, drinkable, libation, liquor, potable, potation; concept 454 Ant. food, victuals … New thesaurus
beverage — ► NOUN ▪ a drink other than water. ORIGIN Old French bevrage, from Latin bibere to drink … English terms dictionary
beverage — [bev′ər ij, bev′rij] n. [ME < OFr bevrage < bevre < L bibere,IMBIBE] any liquid for drinking, esp. one other than water … English World dictionary
Beverage — Recorded in several spellings as shown below, this is a medieval Anglo Scottish surname. Introduced into the British Isles after the famous Norman Conquest of 1066, it has at least two possible origins. The first is from French word beivre ,… … Surnames reference
beverage — /bev euhr ij, bev rij/, n. any potable liquid, esp. one other than water, as tea, coffee, beer, or milk: The price of the meal includes a beverage. [1250 1300; ME < AF beverage, bevarage, equiv. to be(i)vre to drink + age AGE] * * * … Universalium
