minibar

American  

[min-ee-bahr] / ˈmɪn iˌbɑr /

noun

• minibars
  plural

1. a small refrigerator, especially in a hotel room, stocked with liquor, nonalcoholic beverages, and snacks.

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minibar British  

/ ˈmɪnɪˌbɑː /

noun

1. a selection of drinks and confectionery provided in a hotel bedroom and charged to the guest's bill if used

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• minibars
  plural

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Example Sentences

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minibar minibars

At the Andaz Lisbon in Portugal, my minibar was filled with juices, varieties of water and soda and nearby snacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

In Q lab, one scientist mentions discovering the "lifeboat with a minibar" that appeared in The Spy Who Loved Me, observing: "I guess things were different in the 80s."

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

When he got bored of the personal minibar at his suite, he and his fellow first-class passengers could walk a few feet to the onboard bar.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026

He has been confined to a small room with a minibar, air conditioning and a television at a Federal Police headquarters in Brasilia.

From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025

And open and close the minibar while saying things like “Jeeves, I’d like another.”

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

The $5,000 suites, which accommodate four people, are decked out like hotel rooms with showers, balconies, minibars without price sheets, snacks galore and a drawer of Apple charging accessories free for the taking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

First-class cabins are increasingly resembling mini hotel rooms, with sofas, double beds, televisions, desks, wardrobes, minibars and in some cases, walk-in showers.

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2023

As if the residents were more enamored with having minibars, hot tubs and big-screen TVs than the comforts of home, with their own bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens and belongings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2023

Straight upright, in our Secret Service black, Earpieces, pistols, shades, we dragged to France, Till on our minibars we turned our backs, And towards the Belleau Wood aimed our advance.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2018

Campers and Hunters were crashed out on sofas, washing up in the bathrooms, ripping silk draperies to bandage their wounds, and helping themselves to snacks and sodas from the minibars.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

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