cover charge
noun
: a charge made by a restaurant or nightclub in addition to the charge for food and drink
Examples of cover charge in a Sentence
The nightclub has a $5 cover charge.
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On some occasions, but not all, customers would be required to pay a cover charge, typically $5 but sometimes more, at the door to enter the Electric Blue.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2024
For example, your party of four, if charged a €2 per person cover charge, will have €8 added to the final bill.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024
Depending on the popularity of the fight, the bar will host viewers upstairs, or have a cover charge for pay-per-view events that air in the entire bar.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
There will be cocktails, food, live music and a costume contest — with no cover charge.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2024
For example, your party of four, if charged a €2 per person cover charge, will have €8 added to the final bill.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024
Depending on the popularity of the fight, the bar will host viewers upstairs, or have a cover charge for pay-per-view events that air in the entire bar.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
There will be cocktails, food, live music and a costume contest — with no cover charge.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for cover charge
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“Cover charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover%20charge. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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