- a charge made at a restaurant for serving wine, etc, bought off the premises
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cork•age
(kôr′kij),USA pronunciation n.
- a fee charged, as in a restaurant, for serving wine or liquor brought in by the patron.
- cork + -age 1830–40
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corkage /ˈkɔːkɪdʒ/ n