refreshment

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

re·fresh·ment [refreshment refreshments] BrE [rɪˈfreʃmənt] NAmE [rɪˈfreʃmənt] noun
1. refreshmentsplural 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. uncountable (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. uncountable (formal)the fact of making sb feel stronger or less tired or hot
•a place to rest and find refreshment for mind and body

Word Origin:
late Middle English (originally referring to the giving of fresh strength or energy): from Old French refreschement, from the verb refreschier, from re- ‘back’ fres(che) ‘fresh’.

Example Bank:
•We stopped for refreshment after an hour.
•We stopped for refreshment halfway through the journey.
•We're allowed twenty minutes for refreshment.
•What are we going to have for refreshments?
•rest and refreshment for the mind and body