Does refreshment mean drinks or snacks?

[Anonymous]

I think I just made an embaresing mistake. I was asked what refreshments I would bring to a meeting and I only listed drinks. Does refreshment also mean snack foods? Is it a regional thing? Would you have known to include snack foods?

[Anonymous]

Refreshments means both food and drink.

[Anonymous]

refreshments are both---usually a drink and light snack.

[Anonymous]

At the minimum, water bottles.

[Anonymous]

I would assume mainly drinks with a really light snack.

[Anonymous]

I would assume drinks and light snacks (fruit & popcorn for example).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would assume mainly drinks with a really light snack.

Same.

[Anonymous]

Are you supposed to provide all of the refreshments for the meeting? Or were they asking what you'd provide and others will provide additional things?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:refreshments are both---usually a drink and light snack.

+1

[Anonymous]

It always means a light snack and drinks, IMO.

Usually for a meeting where I work, refreshments are bottled water, coffee, tea, mixed fruit bowl, cheese & crackers, and pastries.

That is only for larger meetings with clients. For internal meetings, it's BYO and sometimes includes a dog or two.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would assume mainly drinks with a really light snack.

Same.

Same. I’d expect drinks and maybe something like pretzels and cookies.