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cover

cover

30 8.0
A fixed fee charged to enter a restaurant or club
  • noun
  • /ˈkʌvər/
translation icon : cubierto
  • The restaurant has a $20 cover for entry on weekends.

Examples

  • Tyrone paid the five-dollar cover charge, and they went inside.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • $5 cover charge.

  • You mean like a cover charge.

  • Cover charge goes up in 15 minutes.

  • And so, after all that, we pay our cover, we get in, and it's totally heinous!

    Fiction book (2000)
  • It's a $10 cover.

  • It costs $10 for the cover at the nightclub after 9 PM.

  • Make sure to bring cash for the cover when you visit the bar.

Synonyms

surcharge
vscover
31 5.5

An extra charge added to the usual price for a service

is the specific fixed venue fee applied per person
cover charge
vscover
7 3.9

An extra fee each person pays to enter a restaurant or club, not for food and drink

is a fixed added fee in restaurants and nightclubs
service fee
vscover
3 2.7

An extra charge added to a bill to pay for staff help

is fixed per person and not tied to bill percentage

Antonyms

260 1.0

A lower price offered for something, often shown as a percent

Idioms

to cover one's ass
  • Offensive
32 9.8

To take steps to protect yourself from blame, often by keeping records or blaming others

To deal with a larger area or more topics

Decide something about a person or thing by how they look

Compounds

cover-up
  • Literature
137 5.5

An attempt to hide a crime or scandal from the public

cover letter
  • Formal
16 3.5

A short letter you send with a job application to introduce yourself and say why you fit the job

15 3.4

The amount of sky covered by clouds

10 3.8

An attractive woman whose photo is on a magazine's front cover

air cover
  • Jargon
9 5.0

Military aircraft protect soldiers or ships from enemy attack during an operation

7 3.9

An extra fee each person pays to enter a restaurant or club, not for food and drink

A heavy round metal lid that covers an opening in a street or pavement

4 3.7

Plants that grow low and spread over soil to protect it in gardens

cover crop
  • Specialized
3 4.1

A crop grown to protect and improve soil

2 3.4

A new recording or performance of a song originally sung by another artist

2 5.9

A young man who appears on a magazine front cover as a fashion model

A new recording of a song that another artist made popular

A removable cloth or plastic layer that protects a mattress from dirt and spills

1 1.0

A large cloth that lies on top of a bed to protect it and make it look nice

An object placed over something to keep it safe from damage

cover plate
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A flat hard plate that closes an opening to protect the parts inside

1 3.1

A removable cover, often plastic or cloth, that protects machines like a printer from dust when not in use

1 3.0

A removable cap that protects a camera lens from dust and scratches

1 3.3

A book with thin, flexible paper on the outside rather than a hard cover

cover slip
  • Specialized
5.3

A small thin glass piece placed over a sample on a microscope slide to protect it and aid viewing

cover glass
  • Specialized
4.8

A thin flat piece of glass placed over a specimen on a microscope slide

cover glass
  • Specialized
3.4

A hard outer layer of glass that protects a device screen from scratches and drops

cover-slut
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who often makes new versions of other people's songs or who loves cover bands

A paper cover on a book that protects it and shows the title and author

A large cloth put over furniture to keep off dust

A material like carpet or wood placed on the floor to protect it and make it look nicer

A cardboard or paper sleeve that protects a vinyl record

A book with a flexible paper cover instead of a hard cover

How Expensive

cover
30 8.0
entrance fee
8 1.6
free pass
11 3.4

Surface Forms

cover singular
covers plural

Etymology

Cover as a charge comes from the French word couvert meaning 'a place set at the table' or the cost of service, so a restaurant 'cover' is a small extra fee for the table or service.