also: さかしろ
noun
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.
先輩に酒代を出してもらった。
My senior treated me to drinks (paid for my alcohol).
noun
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).
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.