SWEETENER


Meaning of SWEETENER in English

/sweet"n euhr/ , n.

1. something that sweetens, as sugar or a low-calorie synthetic product used instead of sugar.

2. an added inducement: such sweeteners as tax breaks and low-cost loans.

[ 1640-50; SWEETEN + -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .