snack bar

American  

noun

• snack bars
  plural

1. a lunchroom or restaurant where light meals are sold.

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snack bar British  

noun

1. a place where light meals or snacks can be obtained, often with a self-service system

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• snack bars
  plural

Etymology

Origin of snack bar

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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snack bar

Elsewhere, the property features a “richly toned office with coffered ceilings and an intimate sitting lounge, a fully equipped gym, and a private theater complete with its own library nook, lounge, snack bar, and bathroom.”

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026

The sale of Graze, a popular nuts and snack bar brand in the UK, marks Unilever's latest effort to offload under-performing brands in its line-up and prioritise its personal care and beauty products.

From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025

Participants were asked to fast before the session, then were given a snack bar to keep stomach contents consistent.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2025

Laid out more plainly: in the snack bar category, four companies – General Mills, Kellogg, Simply Good Foods and Mars – made 66.4% of the snack bars stocked on shelves, per 2021 data.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2024

I bought a milk shake at the snack bar and then went home.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt