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.

Translations

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

• Chinese: 入场费 (zh) (rùchǎngfèi)
• German: Eintrittsgeld (de) n, Zugangsgebühr f
• Hungarian: belépő (hu), belépődíj (hu), belépti díj
• Italian: ingresso (it) m
• Japanese: テーブルチャージ (tēburu chāji), カバーチャージ (kabā chāji)
• 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