cash bar

noun

: a bar (as at a reception) at which drinks are sold compare open bar

Examples of cash bar in a Sentence

They had a cash bar at their wedding reception.
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Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cash bar was in 1968

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“Cash bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20bar. Accessed 31 May. 2024.

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