alcohol by volume
Beverage potency measure
Alcohol by volume is a standard measure of the alcohol content in a beverage, expressed as the percentage of the total volume that is pure ethanol.
Often abbreviated ABV, it appears on labels of beer, wine, and spirits: This craft beer is 7.5% ABV.
A typical beer runs 4–6%, wine 12–15%, and distilled spirits 40% or higher.
- ABVEthanol percentage measure
- standard drinkMeasured alcohol portion
- ethanolDrinkable volatile spirit
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
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- alcohol strengthABV, proof, overproof, barrel proof, full strength
alcohol by volumenon-alcoholic
Containing no ethanol
alcohol-free · virgin · soft drink · mocktail
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