lemonade

Everyday

1. Lemonade is a sweet drink made from lemon juice, water and sugar. tree →
2. In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, lemonade often means a clear, sweet, fizzy drink. tree →
3. A lemonade is one glass or bottle of it. tree →

In the lessons

In maths it is a liquid in cups or litres, often sold at a lemonade stand for a price per cup; cups sold × price per cup gives money made, and minus the cost of lemons and sugar gives profit. In everyday life children run lemonade stands in summer to earn pocket money. Saying: «When life gives you lemons, make lemonade» (make the best of a bad thing).

Examples

• She sells lemonade for 1 dollar a cup. tree →
• They sold 30 cups of lemonade. tree →
• A jug holds 2 litres of lemonade. tree →
• How much money did the stand make? tree →
• We set up a lemonade stand on a hot Saturday. tree →
• Homemade lemonade needs lemons, water and sugar. tree →
• Can I have a lemonade with my fish and chips? tree →
• The lemonade was so sour that she added more sugar. tree →
• When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. tree →
• At one place a man was selling green lemonade, and when the children bought it Dorothy could see that they paid for it with green pennies. tree →

Note

Usually uncountable (some lemonade), but countable for a glass or bottle (two lemonades, please). Meaning differs by country: still and cloudy in the USA and Canada, often fizzy and clear in the UK and Australia. Maths trap: money made is not profit; subtract what the lemons and cups cost.