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  • a variation of BYOB.
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BYO

British  

noun

  1. an unlicensed restaurant at which diners may drink their own wine, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of BYO

C20: from the phrase bring your own

Example Sentences

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This time, though, trading down calls for BYO sauce to pick things back up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

The cost for the BYO service will be $4.50 per pound of pre-cooking weight and customers will be assigned a pick-up slot on Thanksgiving Day.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2022

Apple’s health approach uses the Watch first, then connects services to any fitness equipment its customers prefer to use, not high-priced workout-specific hardware that can be replaced by a cheaper bike and BYO tablet.

From The Verge • Feb. 4, 2022

It’s outdoors, though, so BYO layers to keep warm.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2020

Stores such as BYO Long Beach and online sites like Wild Minimalist sell everything from reusable silicon menstrual cups to silk dental floss.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2019

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