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Definition of minibar

minibar

/ˈmɪn.iˌbɑːr/
min · i · bar
Plural:minibars
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minibar Lexical Profile

minibar Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

A small refrigerator or cabinet in a hotel room, stocked with alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, and snacks that are charged to the guest's bill if consumed.

Example

"We decided to buy bottled water from a nearby grocery store rather than paying the steep prices for items in the hotel minibar."

• Nearby Words

mini
miniature
miniaturize
minibar
minibeast
minibike
minibreak

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the 1960s from the prefix 'mini-' (miniature) and 'bar', popularized after the Hong Kong Hilton introduced small, stocked in-room refrigerators for hotel guests in 1974.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Minibar. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/minibar
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