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Dutch

D0436300 (dŭch)adj.1. a. Of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture.b. Of or relating to the Dutch language.2. Archaic a. German.b. Of or relating to any of the Germanic peoples or languages.3. Of or relating to the Pennsylvania Dutch.n.1. (used with a pl. verb)a. The people of the Netherlands.b. Archaic A Germanic people.c. The Pennsylvania Dutch.2. a. The official West Germanic language of the Netherlands and one of the official languages of Belgium.b. Archaic One or more of the West Germanic languages of Germany, Switzerland, and the Low Countries.c. See Pennsylvania Dutch.3. Slang Anger or temper.Idioms: go Dutch To pay one's own expenses on a date or outing. in Dutch In disfavor or trouble.

[Middle English Duch, German, Dutch, from Middle Dutch Dūtsch; see teutā- in Indo-European roots.]

go Dutch

To share the cost of something, especially on a date where each person pays his or her own way.

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Verb

go Dutch - share expenses equally and split the cost of something; "My boyfriend and I always go Dutch"pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"

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go Dutch

To divide a check or bill so that each person contributes to it. You don't have to treat me to dinner—let's go Dutch.See also: Dutch, go

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[for each person in a pair or a group] to pay for himself or herself. I don't want you to pay for my ticket. Let's go Dutch. Is it still considered a date if you go Dutch?See also: Dutch, go

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see under Dutch treat. See also: Dutch, go

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BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONEDIf two or more people go Dutch, they share the cost of the bill for something such as a meal or an evening out. We went Dutch on a cheap Chinese in Shaftesbury Avenue. Many women are happy to go Dutch with a new boyfriend on the first date. Note: You can also say that you have a Dutch treat. He wanted to pay the bill, but I objected and we settled on a Dutch treat.See also: Dutch, go

go Dutch

share the cost of something equally. An outing or entertainment paid for in this way is a Dutch treat and sharing the cost of a meal in a restaurant is eating Dutch . 1993 Vanity Fair He insists on buying his own tickets, ‘going Dutch’, as he puts it. See also: Dutch, go

go ˈDutch (with somebody)

(informal) share the cost of a meal, etc. equally with somebody else: She always insists on going Dutch when they go out together.See also: Dutch, go

go Dutch

in. [for two people] to split the cost of something, such as a meal. (see also Dutch treat.) How about dinner tonight? We’ll go Dutch, okay? See also: Dutch, go

go Dutch

To pay one's own expenses on a date or outing.See also: Dutch, go

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verb share expenses equally and split the cost of something

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