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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For example, your party of four, if charged a €2 per person cover charge, will have €8 added to the final bill.
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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
Pearl Moon, located on Woodstock’s Mill Hill Road, will host its next jazz brunch Sunday with no cover charge for the performance of the Tillson Jazz Ensemble.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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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
Pearl Moon, located on Woodstock’s Mill Hill Road, will host its next jazz brunch Sunday with no cover charge for the performance of the Tillson Jazz Ensemble.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Cover charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover%20charge. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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