cash bar

noun

A bar at a social event where guests are required to pay for their own individual drinks.

“The party included a reception, a dance, and a cash bar.”

Similar
no host bar
Opposite
hosted baropen bar
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Meanings

nouncash bar (plural cash bars)

plural cash bars

  1. USA bar at a social event where guests are required to pay for their own individual drinks.

    The party included a reception, a dance, and a cash bar.

    1 more example

    A dance w/ Sqeeze Louise will follow the performance awards. Very limited seating—tickets for the entire event only. The Saints collective will run a cash bar during the dance.

    1983 February 5, “Classified advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 28, page 14

    Synonyms: no host bar

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bar at a social event where guests are required to pay for their own individual drinks.

Similar
no host bar
Opposite
hosted baropen bar
Also see
no host bar
Cite this entry
APA

cash bar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cash%20bar

MLA

“cash bar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cash%20bar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cash bar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cash%20bar.

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