also: さかしろ
alcohol expenses; drink money
Money spent on alcoholic drinks, either one's own or for treating others.
今月は酒代がかさみすぎた。
My alcohol expenses have piled up too much this month.
先輩に酒代
My senior treated me to drinks (paid for my alcohol).
Money given as a tip, especially in drinking establishments; somewhat old-fashioned or regional.
昔は酒代として少し多めに払う習慣があった。
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.