CORKAGE

corkage

(noun) a charge added at a restaurant for every bottle of wine served that was not bought on the premises

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

corkage (countable and uncountable, plural corkages)

A fee charged by a restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided.

Synonyms: corking fee, opening fee

Coordinate terms

• cakeage

Source: Wiktionary


Cork"age (-j), n.

Definition: The charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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