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cash bar

cash bar noun: a bar at a social event where guests are required to pay for their own individual drinks.

Noun

cash bar (plural cash bars)

  1. (US) A bar at a social event where guests are required to pay for their own individual drinks.
    • The party included a reception, a dance, and a cash bar.
    • A dance w/ Sqeeze Louise will follow the performance awards. Very limited seating—tickets for the entire event only. The Saints collective will run a cash bar during the dance.1983 February 5, “Classified advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 28, page 14
    Synonyms:
    no host bar

Synonyms of cash bar

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Forms of cash bar

pluralcash bars

Questions about cash bar

What does cash bar mean?
Cash bar means a bar at a social event where guests are required to pay for their own individual drinks.
What part of speech is cash bar?
Cash bar is a noun.
What is the plural of cash bar?
The plural of cash bar is cash bars.

Words near cash bar in the dictionary

  1. cash and carry trades
  2. cash app
  3. cash apped
  4. cash apping
  5. cash apps
  6. cash bar
  7. cash bars
  8. cash basis
  9. cash box
  10. cash boxes
  11. cash boy

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