on the house

prepositional phrase

free, complimentary.

“This voucher entitles you to a free drink on the house.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. free, complimentary.

    This voucher entitles you to a free drink on the house.

    1 more example

    It is obviously a "plum" job, one distinction being that its motormen are granted an allowance of about 6s. [six shillings] towards the cost of Wagons-Lits food in the crew quarters of the train, [...]. Additionally, by the way, each man is allowed a quarter of a bottle of wine "on the house" per trip!

    1960 March, G. Freeman Allen, “Europe's most luxurious express - the "Settebello"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 146

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Catalan per compte de la casa
  • per compte de la casafree service
Czech na účet podniku
  • na účet podnikufree service
Danish på husets regning
  • på husets regningfree service
Finnish kaupan päälle, ilmaiseksi
  • kaupan päällefree service
  • ilmaiseksifree service
French aux frais de la maison
  • aux frais de la maisonfree service
German aufs Haus
  • aufs Hausfree service
Hebrew על הבית, על חשבון הבית
  • על הביתfree service
  • על חשבון הביתfree service
Hungarian a cég állja/fizeti (a számlát/cechet), „mi álljuk”
  • a cég állja/fizeti (a számlát/cechet)free service
  • „mi álljuk” (a számlát/cechet)free service
Irish ar chuntas an tí, ó mhuintir an tí
  • ar chuntas an tífree service
  • ó mhuintir an tífree service
Italian sulla casa
  • sulla casafree service
Japanese サービス
  • サービス (sābisu)free service
Korean 서비스
  • 서비스 (seobiseu)free service
Norwegian Bokmål på huset, på husets regning
  • på husetfree service
  • på husets regningfree service
Polish na koszt firmy
  • na koszt firmyfree service
Portuguese por conta da casa
  • por conta da casafree service
Romanian din partea casei
  • din partea caseifree service
Russian за счёт заведения
  • за счёт заведения (za sčot zavedenija)free service
Spanish por cuenta de la casa
  • por cuenta de la casafree service
Welsh yn rhad ac am ddim
  • yn rhad ac am ddimfree service
Cite this entry
APA

on the house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20house

MLA

“on the house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20house. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the house,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20house.

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