Question

in_the_loop_181 each person pays for himself or herself; to share the cost Antonym: treat Money

Accepted Answer

DUTCH TREAT {GO DUTCH} Larry didn’t have enough money to pay for both his and Mary’s dinner, so they went Dutch treat.When I go out to lunch with my colleagues at work, each of us pays for herself. We go Dutch.  Whereas the basic expression treat means to pay for someone else, Dutch treat means that no one is treating. Dutch treat is often used in spoken English; in formal, written English, one often sees an expression like “no-host lunch” to indicate that each person pays for his or her own meal.

Id	in_the_loop_181
Idiom	DUTCH TREAT {GO DUTCH}
Definition	each person pays for himself or herself; to share the cost
Examples	Larry didn’t have enough money to pay for both his and Mary’s dinner, so they went Dutch treat. When I go out to lunch with my colleagues at work, each of us pays for herself. We go Dutch.
Cross-Refs	Antonym: treat
Extra Info	Whereas the basic expression treat means to pay for someone else, Dutch treat means that no one is treating. Dutch treat is often used in spoken English; in formal, written English, one often sees an expression like “no-host lunch” to indicate that each person pays for his or her own meal.
Category	Money

Treat Dutch Pays Person Money Expression Means Loop