standard drink

noun

A hypothetical beverage containing a fixed amount of pure alcohol (varying by jurisdiction), used to gauge alcohol consumption.

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Meanings

nounstandard drink (plural standard drinks)

plural standard drinks

  1. A hypothetical beverage containing a fixed amount of pure alcohol (varying by jurisdiction), used to gauge alcohol consumption.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 標準酒精單位 /标准酒精单位
  • 標準酒精單位 /标准酒精单位 (biāozhǔn jiǔjīng dānwèi)hypothetical beverage
Finnish alkoholiannos
  • alkoholiannoshypothetical beverage
Cite this entry
APA

standard drink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/standard%20drink

MLA

“standard drink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/standard%20drink. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “standard drink,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/standard%20drink.

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