Meaning

2 senses
  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.

    Eintrittsgeld, Zugangsgebühr

  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.

    Gedeckzuschlag

More definitions
  • a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The cover charge is $30 per person.

  2. There's no cover charge.

  3. The bill in Italian restaurants will usually include a small bread and cover charge.

Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
amount of money to be paid for entering a bar or restaurant:
amount of money added to a restaurant bill in lieu of tips:

Forms

plural: cover charges
Singularcover charge
Pluralcover charges

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink:cover

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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