cover charge

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cover charge

noun cover charges

An amount of money to be paid for entering a bar or restaurant where entertainment is provided. The cover charge was pretty high, but the band was really good.
An amount of money added to a restaurant bill in lieu of tips, and to pay for uncharged items such as bread and water.

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noun amount of money to be paid for entering a bar or restaurant

日本語	テーブルチャージ tēburu chāji, カバーチャージ kabā chāji
Deutsch	Eintrittsgeld, Zugangsgebühr
Italiano	ingresso

noun amount of money added to a restaurant bill in lieu of tips

Deutsch	Gedeckzuschlag
Italiano	pane e coperto, coperto

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@misc{cover_charge_2026,
  title = {cover charge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cover%20charge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}