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cover charge

noun [C usually singular]
 
 

Definition

a charge that is sometimes added to the amount that a customer pays for food, drinks, and service in a restaurant, or that is added in a nightclub to pay for entertainmentCosts and expenses
(Definition of cover charge noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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