also: さかしろ
alcohol expenses; drink money
Money spent on alcoholic drinks, either one's own or for treating others.
My alcohol expenses have piled up too much this month.
先輩に酒代を出してもらった。
My senior treated me to drinks (paid for my alcohol).
Money given as a tip, especially in drinking establishments; somewhat old-fashioned or regional.
In the past, there was a custom of paying a little extra as a tip (酒代).
Standard kanji spelling for 'alcohol expenses' or 'drink money'.
Rare reading; さかだい is overwhelmingly more common.
Compound of 酒 (sake, 'alcohol') and 代 (dai, 'cost' or 'charge'). The reading さかしろ uses the older kun'yomi しろ for 代, now largely obsolete.