A cover charge is a sum of money that you must pay in some restaurants and nightclubs in addition to the money that you pay there for your food and drink.
cover charge in British English
noun
a sum of money charged in a restaurant for each individual customer in addition to the cost of food and drink
cover charge in American English
US
a fixed charge added to the cost of food and drink at a nightclub or restaurant
Word origin
see , cover (sense 29)
cover charge in Hospitality
(kʌvər tʃɑrdʒ)
Word forms: (regular plural) cover charges
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Restaurant, paying the check)
A cover charge is a sum of money that you must pay in some restaurants in addition to the moneythat you pay there for your food and drink.
Restaurants may add a $2 per person cover charge to your meal.
In addition to the cost of food and drinks, there is a cover charge of 10% on the final bill.
Tell the customer about any extra charges, such as a service charge or cover charge, made in the restaurant.
Related wordsCompare cover charge with discretionary service charge, which is an amount that is added to your bill in a restaurant which you can chooseto pay or not pay.
Examples of 'cover charge' in a sentence
cover charge
There will be at least ten dining venues, which come inclusive, as well as a further eight that will involve paying a cover charge.
The Sun (2016)
In other languages
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British English: cover charge /ˈkʌvə tʃɑːdʒ/ NOUN
A cover charge is a sum of money that you must pay in some restaurants and nightclubs in addition to the money that you pay there for your food and drink.