Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Beverage

Beverage ({not transcribed}) , noun

[Old French bevrage, French breuvage, from beivre to drink, from Latin bibere. Compare Bib, transitive verb, Poison, Potable.]

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.
Specifically, a name applied to various kinds of drink.
3.
A treat, or drink money. [Slang]