Catering

//ˈkeɪt(ə)ɹɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The business of providing food and related services; foodservice. Philippines, UK, uncountable
  2. 2
    providing food and services wordnet
  3. 3
    The business of providing such services for special occasions. US, uncountable
  4. 4
    The act of one who caters (to something). countable

    "Professional jealousies are always confined to the more ignorant; and education alone will enable us to rise above our catchpenny caterings to the prejudices and jealousies of the uninformed."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of cater form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
accoutermentarmamentbakingbarbecuingbastingboiling

Example

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"I arranged catering for tomorrow's party."

Related phrases

catering trolleyself-catering

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