beverage

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• beverage — bev‧er‧age [ˈbevrɪdʒ] 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 — Harold Henry Beverage (* 14. Oktober 1893 in North Haven, Maine; † 27. Januar 1993) war ein US amerikanischer Elektrotechniker. Nachdem er 1915 seinen Bachelor of Science in Elektrotechnik an der University of Maine erworben hatte ging er im… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• 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