go Dutch

Meaning

To pay for one's own food and bills, or split the cost, when eating at a restaurant or going out for entertainment.

Translations

getrennte Kasse machen

ir a escote

payer chacun sa part

dividir o custo

تقاسم التكلفة

pagar a escote

part

fare alla romana

Etymology

A derivative of Dutch treat, from Dutch (“poor imitation; ersatz”), a derogatory term originally referring generically to German-speaking peoples as a whole; first attested 1914.