On the house definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

On the house definition: If you are given something in a restaurant or bar on the house , you do not have to pay... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'onthehouse'    Share× Credits× onthehouse phrase Ifyouaregivensomethinginarestaurantorbaronthehouse,youdonothavetopayforit. Theownerknewabouttheengagementandbroughtthemglassesofchampagneonthe house. Synonyms:free,forfree[informal],fornothing,freeofcharge MoreSynonymsofonthehouse SeefulldictionaryentryforhouseCOBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'onthehouse' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'onthehouse' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'croquet' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps onthehouseinBritishEnglish (usuallyofdrinks)paidforbythemanagementofthehotel,bar,etc SeefulldictionaryentryforhouseCollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers onthehouseinAmericanEnglish US givenfree,attheexpenseoftheestablishment SeefulldictionaryentryforhouseWebster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. onthehouseinAmericanEnglish asagiftfromthemanagement;free Tonightthedrinksareonthehouse SeefulldictionaryentryforhouseMostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Examplesof'onthehouse'inasentence onthehouse TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Theworkonthehousetookabouttwoyears.Times,SundayTimes(2012) Browsealphabetically onthehouse onthehorizon onthehornsofadilemma onthehour onthehouse ontheimprove ontheincrease ontheinside AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'O' Source DefinitionofonthehousefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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