bottomless drink

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A drink, especially a soft drink or coffee, that a restaurant serves with free refills for as long as you stay.

   Grammar: Countable: a bottomless drink, two bottomless drinks. Often used in the plural to talk about the offer: bottomless drinks are included.

   Patterns

   • a bottomless drink
   • bottomless drinks
   • order a bottomless drink

   The diner offers a bottomless drink with every meal, so you can keep refilling your glass.

   For five dollars you get a bottomless drink and unlimited fries.

   We sat for hours talking over our bottomless drinks.

2. 2nounsingular

   A promotional offer in a restaurant or bar where customers can have unlimited refills of a chosen drink.

   Grammar: Usually singular with the: the bottomless drink is available all day. It names the deal rather than one cup.

   Patterns

   • the bottomless drink
   • bottomless drink offer
   • bottomless drink deal

   The cafe's bottomless drink is popular with students who want to study there.

   Ask the server if the bottomless drink includes juice as well as soda.

Word forms

Common combinations

bottomless drink offer

The bottomless drink offer runs from 2 to 5 p.m. every weekday.

bottomless drink refills

Bottomless drink refills mean you never have to ask for more.

order a bottomless drink

I always order a bottomless drink when I eat at that restaurant.

bottomless drink menu

The bottomless drink menu lists coffee, tea, and soda.

Synonyms and how they differ

free refills

This is the more common British phrase for the same idea; bottomless drink is mainly American and often used as a selling point.

unlimited drink

Unlimited drink is a close synonym but sounds more formal and is less common on menus.

Commonly confused: bottomless drink or bottomless?

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