1 (refreshments) [pl.] drinks and small amounts of food that are provided or sold to people in a public place or at a public event:
Light refreshments will be served during the break. * Tickets include the price of refreshments.
2 [U] (formal) food and drink:
In York we had a short stop for refreshment. * Can we offer you some refreshment? * a refreshment room / kiosk / tent * (humorous) liquid refreshment (= alcoholic drink)
3 [U] (formal) the fact of making sb feel stronger or less tired or hot:
a place to rest and find refreshment for mind and body
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is refreshment a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, refreshment is tagged as noun.
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