CAKEAGE Definition & Meaning

cakeage

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noun

a fee charged by a restaurant for serving a cake brought in from outside (often used attributively): The cakeage charge for the engagement party was way over our budget. Compare corkage ( def ).
There is a cakeage of $1.50 per person for birthday cakes.
The cakeage charge for the engagement party was way over our budget.

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Origin of cakeage¹

First recorded in 1985–90; cake ( def ) + -age ( def ); modeled on corkage ( def )

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Ryan Simpson-Trotman, Orwell’s, near Henley-on-Thames, Berkshire “If people want to bring a birthday cake to eat instead of our desserts, there’s a small ‘cakeage’ charge – £30 tops for 10 or more people.

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Restaurants charging “cakeage” fees of up to £9 a person if diners want to bring their own birthday cake.

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The latest, nicknamed "cakeage", involves cafes and restaurants charging for serving a birthday cake brought in by customers.

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But restaurateurs who charge cakeage argue they're justified in doing so because they have to present the cake and do the clearing up and washing up afterwards.

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