- corkage
- noun Date: 1838 a charge (as by a restaurant) for opening a bottle of wine bought elsewhere
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corkage
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Corkage — Cork age ( [asl]j), n. The charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corkage — ► NOUN ▪ a charge made by a restaurant or hotel for serving wine that has been brought in by a customer … English terms dictionary
corkage — [kôr′kij] n. [ CORK + AGE] a charge made, as at a restaurant, for opening and serving each bottle of wine or liquor bought elsewhere and brought in by a patron, or, occas., for every bottle opened and served, regardless of source … English World dictionary
corkage — /kawr kij/, n. a fee charged, as in a restaurant, for serving wine or liquor brought in by the patron. [1830 40; CORK + AGE] * * * … Universalium
corkage — noun A fee charged by a restaurant to serve wine that the diner has provided, at a BYOB … Wiktionary
corkage — cork|age [ˈko:kıdʒ US ˈko:r ] n [U] BrE the charge made by a hotel or restaurant for allowing people to bring in their own alcoholic drinks … Dictionary of contemporary English
corkage — cork|age [ kɔrkıdʒ ] noun uncount money that some restaurants charge you if you bring your own wine … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
corkage — cork·age || kÉ”rkɪdÊ’ / kÉ”Ëk n. fee charged in a restaurant for serving wine brought by a client … English contemporary dictionary
corkage — noun a charge made by a restaurant or hotel for serving wine that has been brought in by a customer … English new terms dictionary
corkage — noun (U) the charge made by a hotel or restaurant for allowing people to drink alcoholic drinks which they bought somewhere else … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
