cover charge

cover charge

English

Noun

cover charge (plural cover charges)

1. 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.

2. An amount of money added to a restaurant bill in lieu of tips, and to pay for uncharged items such as bread and water.

Related terms

• no cover

Translations

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

Chinese: 入场费 (rùchǎngfèi) German: Eintrittsgeld (de) n, Zugangsgebühr f Hungarian: belépő (hu), belépődíj (hu), belépti díj

Italian: ingresso (it) m Norwegian: inngangspenger m pl, entré (no) m

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

German: Gedeckzuschlag m Hungarian: terítékdíj, kuver

Italian: pane e coperto, coperto (it) m