dutch treat

Definition of Dutch Treat in English :

1. dutch treat

a dinner where each person pays for his own

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dutch Treat

noun

informal

an entertainment, meal, etc, where each person pays for himself or herself

modifier

(often not capital)

of or relating to an entertainment, meal, etc, where each person pays for himself or herself

We'll be having a Dutch-treat dinner.

if you would like to get together for lunch or dinner on a Dutch-treat basis

Informal

any date, social outing, etc. on which each participant pays his or her own expenses

n.

An outing, as for dinner or a movie, in which all persons pay their own expenses.