beverage

== English == === Alternative forms === beveridge (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English beverage, from Old French beverage, variant of bevrage, from beivre (“to drink”), variant of boivre (“to drink”), from Latin bibō. Related to imbibe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈbev(a)ɾeːd͡ʒ/, (spelling pronunciation) /ˈbiː-/ === Noun === beverage (countable and uncountable, plural beverages) A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water. carbonated beverage;   alcoholic beverage (British, slang, archaic) (A gift of) drink money. ==== Usage notes ==== More elevated than plainer drink. Beverage is of French origin, while drink is of Old English origin, and this stylistic difference by origin is common; see list of English words with dual French and Anglo-Saxon variations. ==== Synonyms ==== drink ==== Hyponyms ==== See also Thesaurus:beverage ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== bever ==== Translations ==== === References === Drink on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “beverage”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “beverage”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === berage, berrage, berygge, bevereche, beveredg, beverege, beverich, beveriche === Etymology === From Old French beverage, variant of bevrage; equivalent to bever +‎ -age. For forms such as berage, compare Middle French berage, variant of breuvage. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛvəˈraːd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈbɛvərad͡ʒ(ə)/ === Noun === beverage (plural beverages) An (alcoholic) beverage or beverages. Such a beverage used to close negotiations; said negotiations in themselves. Hardship, pain, torment; events that are hard to handle. ==== Descendants ==== English: beverage Scots: beverage, baiverage ==== References ==== “beverāǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 October 2018. == Old French == === Noun === beverage oblique singular, m (oblique plural beverages, nominative singular beverages, nominative plural beverage) alternative form of bevrage