noun. A charge exacted at a restaurant for every bottle of liquor served that was not bought on the premises.

noun. The corking or uncorking of bottles; hence, the serving of wine or other bottled beverages in hotels and inns. Specifically

noun. A charge made by hotel-keepers and others for the serving of wine and liquors not furnished by the house, or for the corking and re-serving of partly emptied bottles.

noun. The charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest.

noun. A fee charged by a restaurant to serve wine that the diner has provided, at a BYOB.

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

"For another wrinkle, some areas in Ontario permit 'corkage', whereby diners can bring their own bottle of wine to a restaurant and pay the corkage fee."

BYO  BYOB  

service charge  service fee