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View synonyms for cover charge

cover charge

noun

  1. a fee, in addition to the cost of food and drink, charged by a restaurant, nightclub, etc., for entertainment.

cover charge

noun

  1. a sum of money charged in a restaurant for each individual customer in addition to the cost of food and drink
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cover charge1

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25
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Example Sentences

“Excuse me, you didn’t pay your cover charge,” Westmoreland recalls telling Newbauer.

And a smart New York restauranteur recently made a "cover charge" of twenty-five cents for bread and butter and ice-water.

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