beverage

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Related topics: Drink

bev·er·age /ˈbevərɪdʒ/ noun [countableC]

formalDFD a hot or cold drink 饮料

alcoholic beverages

含酒精的饮料

the Food and Beverage Manager

餐饮部经理

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Examples from the Corpus

beverage• Non-alcoholic beverages will be on sale in the foyer.• The group's core business is premium quality alcoholic beverages.• Many people find it hard to distinguish the taste of one kola-nut-flavored carbonated beverage from another.• Money center banks, telephone and drug issues gained, while communications equipment, beverage and electrical equipment shares sank.• Milk in final packaged form for beverage use must be pasteurized or ultra-pasteurized.• Since caffeine is usually consumed in beverages, the liquid by itself will result in an increased urge to urinate.• The Board remains committed to the further development of the Group's core international beverage businesses.• His waters were drunk for their health-giving properties and as refreshing beverages, sometimes mixed with syrup or wine.• The quick-heating concept is not new in the beverage industry.

From Longman Business Dictionary

beveragebev·er·age /ˈbevərɪdʒ/ noun [countableC]

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.

Origin beverage

(1300-1400) Old French bevrage, from beivre “to drink”, from Latin bibere

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