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cover charge


cover charge

noun

Definition of COVER CHARGE

: a charge made by a restaurant or nightclub in addition to the charge for food and drink
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Examples of COVER CHARGE

  1. The nightclub has a $5 cover charge.

First Known Use of COVER CHARGE

1921

Rhymes with COVER CHARGE

banzai charge, by and large, hypercharge, overcharge, service charge, supercharge, undercharge

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