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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Beverage

/bĕv'-ẽr-ĭj/ · Bev·er·age · IPA /ˈbɛv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/
01 n. Liquid for drinking; drink; -- usually applied to drink artificially prepared and of an agreeable flavor; as, an intoxicating beverage.
  1. 1.
    Liquid for drinking; drink; -- usually applied to drink artificially prepared and of an agreeable flavor; as, an intoxicating beverage.
    “He knew no beverage but the flowing stream.” Thomson.
  2. 2.
    Specifically, a name applied to various kinds of drink.
  3. 3.
    A treat, or drink money.[Slang]