on the house en · ADP
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(of goods or services) free, complimentary.
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:This voucher entitles you to a free drink on the house.
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pt por conta da casa (free service) · de aufs Haus (free service) · ru за счёт заведения (free service) · nb på husets regning (free service) · nb på huset (free service) · cy yn rhad ac am ddim (free service) · hu „mi álljuk” (free service) · he על הבית (free service) · es por cuenta de la casa (free service) · ja サービス (free service) · da på husets regning (free service) · cs na účet podniku (free service) · fi ilmaiseksi (free service) · he על חשבון הבית (free service) · ko 서비스 (free service) · it sulla casa (free service) · fi kaupan päälle (free service) · hu a cég állja/fizeti (a számlát/cechet) (free service) · fr aux frais de la maison (free service) · pl na koszt firmy (free service) · ca per compte de la casa (free service) · ga ar chuntas an tí (free service) · ro din partea casei (free service) · ga ó mhuintir an tí (free service)