corkage
/ˈkɔɹkɪd͡ʒ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "While the Black-nebs wanted only the tea and sugar cheap, and a drap brandy at a reasonable rate, I was hand in glove wi' them; and ga'e them ben the house to meet in, free o' a charge—save the natural corkage."
- "‘Corkage’ is the peculiar vail of the superior of the establishment. You must, if you are the stranger within his gates, imbibe his very bad 18s. sherry at a charge of 36s., or his fifth-rate bottled beer, or pay the ‘corkage’ fee of 1s. 6d. per dozen on everything of your own ordering from which a cork has to be extracted, and probably also forfeit the bottles, charged, in the case of beer, at 2s. per dozen."
- "Five of their favorite destinations are included below and, although their wines lists are pedestrian, modest corkages are the rule."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɔɹkɪd͡ʒ/
- British English: /ˈkɔːkɪdʒ/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
corking fee
opening fee