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Narrator: Today's word is "Refreshment" — noun, pronounced /rɪˈfreʃmənt/, with the stress on "fresh".
Narrator: Refreshment is food and drink, usually light, provided at an event, or the feeling of being refreshed.
Narrator: In plain English, it is snacks and drinks.
Narrator: It comes from refresh plus -ment.
Narrator: A common collocation is "light refreshments", which describes tea, coffee and biscuits.
Narrator: It differs from "meal", because a meal is full, while refreshments are small.
Narrator: In a second sense, refreshment can mean feeling rested and restored.
Narrator: Events, hospitality, travel and charities all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: refreshments keep you going.
Speaker A: Will there be food at the meeting?
Speaker B: Light REFRESHMENTS! It comes from refresh.
Speaker A: Tea and biscuits?
Speaker B: And maybe cake.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Refreshments will be served at the interval", a theatre. "The walkers stopped for refreshment", a hike. "Refreshments are included in the ticket", an event.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: For food and drink, use the plural, "refreshments".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Snacks are its cousin, nibbles its twin, and drinks an alternative — yet refreshment keeps its welcoming charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "refreshment" in AI prompts — useful for event planning and invitations.
Speaker A: How for planning?
Speaker B: Estimate amounts.
Prompt: Estimate refreshment quantities for a two-hour meeting with forty guests.
Speaker A: And invitations?
Speaker B: Mention food.
Prompt: Write an invitation to a school open evening that mentions light refreshments.
Speaker A: Could it help budgets?
Speaker B: Yes, for costs.
Prompt: Build a refreshment budget for a charity quiz night.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Dietary needs.
Prompt: Create a refreshment menu that covers vegan, halal and gluten-free guests.
Refreshment — meaning in Arabic & definition More R courses GL Dictionary