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# beverage

«beverage» in Mova's school dictionary: **a drink of any kind, like water, juice, tea or milk** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a beverage, beverages)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) A beverage is a drink of any kind, like water, juice, tea or milk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beverage/#m1)

2) In some signs and menus "alcoholic beverage" means drinks like beer and wine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beverage/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

It is a formal or menu word for "drink", common in the USA and on signs, packages and exam texts: "hot beverages". In maths problems beverages are priced and counted. Phrases: hot beverage, cold beverage, alcoholic beverage, food and beverages.

### examples

- Hot beverages are served in the cafe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beverage/#x1)
- Water is the healthiest beverage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beverage/#x2)
- No food or beverages in the library. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beverage/#x3)
- The menu lists beverages on the back page. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beverage/#x4)
- Each beverage costs 2 dollars, so 4 beverages cost 8 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beverage/#x5)
- Tea is a popular beverage in the UK. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beverage/#x6)
- Please keep beverages away from the computers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beverage/#x7)
- Alcoholic beverages are only for adults. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beverage/#x8)
- Delighted with the delicious beverage the giant inquired the name of the donor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beverage/#x9)

### note

Formal register; everyday word is "drink". Countable. Pronounced BEV-er-ij. Spelling trap: b-e-v-e-r-a-g-e.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «beverage» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beverage/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.