cover charge

English Thesaurus

1. a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs,
definition	:	a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) (noun.possession)

derivation	:	cover,
definition	:	be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of (verb.possession)

derivation	:	cover,
definition	:	be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of (verb.possession)