1.
drinking expenses; bar tab
Money spent on alcoholic drinks, especially at a bar, izakaya, or drinking party.
飲み代をおごる。
To treat someone to the drinks.
今夜の飲み代は割り勘にしよう。
Let's split tonight's drinking bill.
給料日の前は飲み代を節約している。
Before payday I cut back on my drinking expenses.
Formed from 飲む (to drink) plus 代 (charge, fee). A colloquial word for the money spent on alcohol, distinct from the cost of food.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 飲み代をおごる: to treat someone to the drinks
- 飲み代を割り勘にする: to split the drinking bill
- 飲み代がかさむ: for the drinking tab to add up
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 飲食代: food and drink bill — covers meals as well as drinks
- ツケ: tab; deferred payment — an unpaid running account, not the amount itself