# beverage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɛv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #11,345

## Definitions
1. A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, often excluding water.
2. (A gift of) drink money.

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **Beveridge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beverage-vs-beveridge)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbeverage`, `beevrage`, `bevearge`, `beveraeg`, `beveragge`, `bevergae`, `beverrage`, `bevreage`, `bevverage`, `bveerage`, `ebverage`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/beverage