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corkage

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːkɪdʒ/
  • General-American: /ˈkɔɹkɪd͡ʒ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A fee charged by a restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: corking fee, opening fee

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a charge added at a restaurant for every bottle of wine served that was not bought on the premises

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: service charge, service fee

History

Etymology

From cork + -age.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: droit de bouchon — fee charged by restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided
  • German: Korkengeld — fee charged by restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided
  • Italian: diritto di tappo — fee charged by restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided
  • Russian: про́бковый сбор (próbkovyj sbor) — fee charged by restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided
  • Spanish: descorche — fee charged by restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided
  • Swedish: korkavgift — fee charged by restaurant to serve wine that a diner has provided