corkage
Syllables: cork·ageUK/ˈkɔːkɪdʒ/US/ˈkɔɹkɪd͡ʒ/
corkage noun: a fee charged by a restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided.
Noun
corkage (countable and uncountable, plural corkages)
- A fee charged by a restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided.
- 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.1827, [Christian Isobel Johnstone], “The Exile”, in Elizabeth de Bruce. […] In Three Volumes, volume I, Edinburgh: William Blackwood; London: T[homas] Cadell, →OCLC, page 224
- ‘Corkage’ is the peculiar vail of the superior of the establishment. You must, if you are the stranger within his gates, imbibe his very bad 18s. sherry at a charge of 36s., or his fifth-rate bottled beer, or pay the ‘corkage’ fee of 1s. 6d. per dozen on everything of your own ordering from which a...1873 April, “Taking the Vail”, in Tinsleys’ Magazine. An Illustrated Monthly, volume XII, London: Tinsley Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 359
- Synonyms:
- corking fee, opening fee
Examples of corkage in a sentence
- ‘Corkage’ is the peculiar vail of the superior of the establishment.1873 April, “Taking the Vail”, in Tinsleys’ Magazine. An Illustrated Monthly, volume XII, London: Tinsley Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 359:
- Five of their favorite destinations are included below and, although their wines lists are pedestrian, modest corkages are the rule.1996, Wine Spectator, volume 21, San Diego, Calif.: The Wine Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 92, column 1:
Synonyms of corkage
- corking fee
- opening fee
Forms of corkage
| plural | corkages |
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Origin of corkage
From cork + -age.
Questions about corkage
- What does corkage mean?
- Corkage means a fee charged by a restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided.
- How do you use corkage in a sentence?
- ‘Corkage’ is the peculiar vail of the superior of the establishment.
- What part of speech is corkage?
- Corkage is a noun.
- How do you pronounce corkage?
- Corkage is pronounced /ˈkɔːkɪdʒ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of corkage?
- The plural of corkage is corkages.
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