Meaning of "でも" in "食事でもどうですか？"


I've found this sentence on alc.co.jp

> 食事 **でも** どうですか

and I am puzzled as to meaning this でも conveys. How does it differ from

> 食事 **は** どうですか

This would be my first choice but which, according to Google, is used less
often?




This でも is used to mean "〜 or something", usually in regards to suggestions.
It leaves room for other options.

>   * 食事 **でも** どうですか → How about something to eat (or something else)?
>   * お茶に **でも** いかない？ → Would you like to go out for tea maybe?
>

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参照

  * [The use of でも and ででも in this sentence](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/13463/78)




This でも is used to mean "〜 or something", usually in regards to suggestions.
It leaves room for other options.

>   * 食事 **でも** どうですか → How about something to eat (or something else)?
>   * お茶に **でも** いかない？ → Would you like to go out for tea maybe?
>

* * *

参照

  * [The use of でも and ででも in this sentence](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/13463/78)

