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lager

1

[ lah-ger, law- ]

noun

  1. Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.


verb (used with object)

  1. to age (beer) usually by storing in tanks at just-below freezing temperatures for several weeks or months.

lager

2

[ lah-ger ]

noun

South African.

lager

1

/ ˈɑːɡə /

noun

  1. a light-bodied effervescent beer, fermented in a closed vessel using yeasts that sink to the bottom of the brew Compare ale
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lager

2

/ ˈɑːɡə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of laager
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of lager1

1835–45; short for lager beer, half adoption, half translation of German Lagerbier. See lair 1, beer
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of lager1

C19: from German Lagerbier beer for storing, from Lager storehouse
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Example Sentences

Last year, the British Beer and Pub Association revealed that landlords make 12p profit per pint, with the average price of a pint of draught lager costing £4.79, according to the Office for National Statistics.

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Jurors heard Mr Wallendorf had been served with nine pints of lager during the late afternoon and evening of 16 June.

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The average price of a pint of draught lager was £4.79 in September, according to the Office for National Statistics.

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Ideas that appear to have disappeared from the consultation website include putting lager Madrí on tap in all hospitals to "help patient morale", and replacing Streeting as health secretary with a dog.

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“And then something spicy with a nice crisp lager that will cut through the spice.”

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