dine out

verb

1. to dine away from home, esp in a restaurant

2. (foll by on) to have dinner at the expense of someone else mainly for the sake of one's knowledge or conversation about (a subject or story)

Example Sentences

It meant less shopping, less dining out and more planning than she was used to, but having these guardrails “really gives me joy,” she said.

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It meant less shopping, less dining out and more planning than she was used to, but having these guardrails “really gives me joy,” she said.

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At the beginning of the year, she minimized shopping, dining out and travel, and adjusted her payroll to automatically send about $200 of each paycheck to a high-yield savings account.

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Moreover, with paychecks on hold during the shutdown, those workers faced added financial strain and have cut back further on dining out.

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When I lived in California, dining out often felt like a precarious endeavor.

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