Beverage Definition

bĕvər-ĭj, bĕvrĭj

beverages

noun

beverages

Any one of various liquids for drinking, usually excluding water.

American Heritage

Any liquid for drinking, esp. one other than water.

Webster's New World

A liquid to consume, usually excluding water; a drink. This may include tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or soft drinks.

Wiktionary

(slang, archaic) A treat, or drink money.

Wiktionary

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Other Word Forms of Beverage

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beverage

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beverages

Middle English from Old French bevrage from beivre to drink from Latin bibere pō(i)- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Old French bevrage, from boivre (“to drink”), from Latin bibō. Cognate to imbibe.

From Wiktionary