on the house

English

Prepositional phrase

on the house

1. (of goods or services) free, complimentary.

   This voucher entitles you to a free drink on the house.

   • 1960 March, G. Freeman Allen, “Europe's most luxurious express - the "Settebello"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 146:

     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!

Translations

free service

• Catalan: per compte de la casa
• Czech: na účet podniku
• Danish: på husets regning
• Finnish: kaupan päälle, ilmaiseksi (fi)
• French: aux frais de la maison (fr)
• German: aufs Haus
• Hungarian: a cég állja/fizeti (a számlát/cechet), (often in the first person plural) „mi álljuk (a számlát/cechet)”
• Irish: ar chuntas an tí, ó mhuintir an tí
• Japanese: サービス (ja) (sābisu)
• Korean: 서비스 (ko) (seobiseu)
• Polish: na koszt firmy (pl)
• Portuguese: por conta da casa
• Russian: за счёт заведения (za sčot zavedenija)
• Spanish: por cuenta de la casa
• Welsh: yn rhad ac am ddim

See also

• compliments of the house