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(rɪfreʃmənt)
Word forms: plural refreshments
1. plural noun
Refreshments are drinks and small amounts of food that are provided, for example, during a meeting or a journey.
2. uncountable noun
You can refer to food and drink as refreshment.
[formal]
May I offer you some refreshment?
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refreshment in British English

(rɪˈfrɛʃmənt)
noun
1. 
the act of refreshing or the state of being refreshed
2. (plural)
snacks and drinks served as a light meal

refreshment in American English

(rɪˈfrɛʃmənt)
noun
1. 
a refreshing or being refreshed
2. 
something that refreshes, as food, drink, or rest
3.  [pl.]
food or drink or both, esp. as a light meal
Word origin
ME refreshement < MFr refreschement

Examples of 'refreshment' in a sentence
refreshment

Passengers can expect free meals and refreshments in this case.
The Sun (2016)
Work with your agent to set up refreshment pit stops where your home or grounds can be seen from flattering angles.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If a flight is delayed by more than two hours, the airline must offer refreshments and free phone calls.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We provided refreshments and music in the parking lot.
Christianity Today (2000)
There is also a café for light refreshment.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The duke is not the first celebrity to stop for refreshment in humble surroundings.
The Sun (2014)
They were probably in need of refreshment.
Judd, Alan Ford Madox Ford (1990)
Maybe she should offer to serve refreshments.
The Sun (2013)
We have been quite successful in receiving money for equipment but we also need to provide refreshments.
The Sun (2008)
The groups are relaxed and refreshments are typically provided.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Nor did they go to the hospitality tent for liquid refreshment, as we claimed.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
After light refreshments of fruits and preserves, there were fireworks over the lake.
Veronica Buckley CHRISTINA QUEEN OF SWEDEN: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric (2004)
The square is a charming, shady place to take refreshment.
Collins Traveller - Mallorca
It merely needs refreshment at regular intervals, which is what is happening now.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Light refreshments are on offer while you're pampered.
The Sun (2011)
About noon the king returned to his lodging, to take some refreshment after his fatigue.
Frederick Marryat The Children of the New Forest (1847)
Do we need refreshment then, my friends?
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
I think the point of a cup of tea is more for the liquid refreshment element when you are on a site.
The Sun (2007)
More than 90 stalls will offer a selection of plants and garden essentials, meals and refreshments.
The Sun (2007)
Hundreds are thought to owe money for subsidised meals and refreshments in the House of Commons.
The Sun (2010)
The café at Three Mills serves light refreshments.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But there's something about the other 5% that makes them more than just liquid refreshment.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

In other languages
refreshment

British English: refreshment NOUN
Refreshments are drinks and small amounts of food that are provided, for example, during a meeting or a journey.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
  • American English: refreshment
  • Brazilian Portuguese: comes e bebes
  • Chinese: 茶点
  • European Spanish: refrigerio
  • French: rafraîchissement
  • German: Erfrischung
  • Italian: rinfreschi
  • Japanese: 茶菓
  • Korean: 다과
  • European Portuguese: comes e bebes
  • Latin American Spanish: refrigerio

1 (noun) 
Definition
the act of refreshing
a place where city dwellers come to find spiritual refreshment
Synonyms
revival
a revival of nationalism and the rudiments of democracy
restoration
I specialized in the restoration of old houses.
renewal
Now it is spring, a time of renewal.
stimulation
renovation
a property which needs extensive renovation
freshening
reanimation
enlivenment
repair
Many of the buildings are in need of repair.
2 (noun) 
Definition
snacks and drinks served as a light meal
Some refreshments would be nice.
Synonyms
food and drink
drinks
snacks
nibbles (informal)
sustenance
The state provided a basic quantity of food for daily sustenance.
titbits
comestibles
kai (New Zealand, informal)
I'm starving - let's have some kai.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of kai
Definition
food
I'm starving - let's have some kai.
Synonyms
food,
grub (slang),
provisions,
fare,
board,
commons,
eats (slang),
feed,
diet,
meat,
bread,
tuck (informal),
tucker (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
rations,
nutrition,
tack (informal),
refreshment,
scoff (slang),
nibbles,
foodstuffs,
nourishment,
chow (informal),
sustenance,
nosh (slang),
daily bread,
victuals,
edibles,
comestibles,
provender,
nosebag (slang),
pabulum (rare),
nutriment,
vittles (obsolete, dialect),
viands,
aliment,
eatables (slang),
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in the sense of renewal
Now it is spring, a time of renewal.
Synonyms
restoration,
revival,
regeneration,
rejuvenation,
revitalization,
reinvigoration
in the sense of renovation
a property which needs extensive renovation
Synonyms
restoration,
repair,
overhaul,
restoration,
renewal,
rehabilitation,
revamping,
refurbishment,
doing up (informal),
modernization,
refitting,
fixing up (informal, US, Canadian),
reconditioning

Synonyms of 'refreshment'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of repair
Definition
the act, task, or process of repairing
Many of the buildings are in need of repair.
Synonyms
mending,
restoration,
overhaul,
adjustment
in the sense of restoration
Definition
the act of restoring to a former or original condition, place, etc.
I specialized in the restoration of old houses.
Synonyms
repair,
recovery,
reconstruction,
renewal,
rehabilitation,
refurbishing,
refreshment,
renovation,
rejuvenation,
revitalization
in the sense of sustenance
Definition
means of maintaining health or life
The state provided a basic quantity of food for daily sustenance.
Synonyms
nourishment,
food,
provisions,
rations,
refreshments,
kai (New Zealand, informal),
daily bread,
victuals,
edibles,
comestibles,
provender,
aliment,
eatables,
refection
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