: of, relating to, or selling food or beverages consumed on the premises
a dine-in restaurant
A special that is available for dine-in customers only.
Dine-in seating is limited but smartly arranged.Bob Townsend

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Panda Express is open for dine-in, takeout, delivery and mobile order pickup at 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday through Tuesday and 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025 To celebrate the season and the holiday of freedom, restaurants around the city are offering special menus for dine-in and takeout. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 April 4, 2025 12:48 PM PT Owners of the storied Chinese American restaurant will reopen Genghis Cohen elsewhere for delivery starting June 1, with dine-in service to follow. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025 Round Table Pizza: Get 15% off dine-in and carry-out orders with code RTP978 through Thursday. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dine-in

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dine-in was in 1964

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“Dine-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dine-in. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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