cakeage

[ key-kij ]

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cakeage¹

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