noun
Refers to the act of drinking, especially alcoholic beverages, or a drink itself. Often used in compounds like 飲み会 (drinking party).
今夜は飲みに行かない？
Want to go out for a drink tonight?
彼は飲みが足りないと機嫌が悪い。
He gets grumpy if he hasn't had enough to drink.
noun
A tap or spigot for drawing liquid from a barrel or cask. Often used in traditional sake or soy sauce contexts.
酒樽の飲みから酒を注ぐ。
Pour sake from the tap of the sake barrel.
noun
stock market bucketing
A financial term where a broker executes a client's order and then takes the opposite position, often without proper reporting. Rare, technical use.
飲み行為は証券取引法で禁止されている。
Bucketing is prohibited under the Securities and Exchange Law.
noun
Illegal bookmaking or running a private lottery, often associated with yakuza or underground gambling rings.
警察が飲みの賭場を摘発した。
The police raided an illegal bookmaking den.
Noun form derived from the verb 飲む (to drink). The financial and gambling senses are extended uses, possibly from the idea of 'swallowing' orders or bets.