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corkage

Pronunciation: [ˈkɔrkɪdʒ]

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Learn how to use corkage in a sentence: 3 audio examples across 1 meaning.

Context: “restaurant and dining”

(noun) the fee that a restaurant charges customers for bringing their own bottles of wine or other drinks to enjoy with their meal. It's like paying a little extra for the restaurant to serve drinks that you brought instead of buying theirs.

Example

They were happy to pay the corkage fee because they wanted to enjoy their favorite wine.

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The restaurant doesn’t allow outside drinks, so they couldn’t avoid the corkage fee.

Example

What is the corkage fee at this restaurant?

How to pronounce corkage

Pronunciation: [ˈkɔrkɪdʒ]

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