alcohol by volume
nounDefinition of alcohol by volume
: a measure of the concentration of alcohol in an alcoholic beverage
Last year, lawmakers passed a bill to allow those stores to start selling stronger beer, with up to 6 percent alcohol by volume, starting April 1, 2019.— Peter Hancock By law bourbon must be distilled at no higher than 160 proof (out of a potential 190; proof is double the percentage of alcohol by volume), but most bourbon makers distill at between 125 and 145.— Corby Kummer
—abbrevation ABV
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