Corkage
//ˈkɔːkɪdʒ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A fee charged by a restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided. countable, uncountable
"While the Black-nebs wanted only the tea and sugar cheap, and a drap brandy at a reasonable rate, I was hand in glove wi' them; and ga'e them ben the house to meet in, free o' a charge—save the natural corkage."
- 2 a charge added at a restaurant for every bottle of wine served that was not bought on the premises wordnet
Example
More examples"While the Black-nebs wanted only the tea and sugar cheap, and a drap brandy at a reasonable rate, I was hand in glove wi' them; and ga'e them ben the house to meet in, free o' a charge—save the natural corkage."
Etymology
From cork + -age.
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