cash bar
3
3.5
- noun
- /kæʃ bɑr/
:
bar de pago
- A cash bar is also available.
- cash bar reception
- Cash bar and hors d'oeuvres
- Cash bar available
I'm, I'm like, come out and it's a cash bar and I see the cash flying.
- I'm, I'm like, come out and it's a cash bar and I see the cash flying.
- And then I swear to God, by the time I left, they, you know, in by the time I'm getting out of it, it was cash bar.
- Donald Trump had a party in Mar a Lago as well as a cash bar hors d'oeuvres and of course a Donald Trump speech.
Examples
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For $750, a cash bar option starts at $1,000.
Blog text (13) -
Wine, beer, and other beverages are available via a reasonably priced cash bar.
Blog text (18) -
There will be 2 free drink tickets available, with a cash bar available once the tickets are used.
Blog text (4) -
There will be a cash bar for beer and wine.
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Live music, silent auctions, and a cash bar will flush out the event.
Blog text (18) -
Ruba is a quirky little cash bar and drinking hall hidden away behind Silk City.
Blog text (18) -
We've planned two get-acquainted cash bar receptions for you.
Academic text (1997) -
A minimum of $6,000 to $15,000 for food and beverage, plus $2,000 for a cash bar.
Blog text (13) -
At the wedding reception, guests can enjoy a variety of cocktails at the cash bar.
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The gala will feature a cash bar where attendees can purchase drinks throughout the evening.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a bar where guests pay for their drinks' is directly derivable from combining 'cash' (money) with 'bar' (a place serving drinks); the noun–noun composition signals a bar characterized by cash payment. This is a transparent, compositional pattern common cross-linguistically and should be clear to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Cash bar comes from parties where the bar only takes cash and guests must pay for each drink. So, 'cash bar' means people pay for their own drinks at an event.