catering
- noun
- /ˈkeɪtərɪŋ/
- After browsing several menus, we decided to choose a local catering business for the birthday party.
- catering services
- catering industry
- restaurants and catering
And the problem was the catering team and they were great.
- And the problem was the catering team and they were great.
- Fudge, That is wonderful, though she has been dogged by allegations that she was steering valuable government catering contracts to her nephew El.
- Because you're talking entertainment, security, catering, spider man, you name it.
- And The funny thing was my mom was a maid and she had actually worked a vent for catering in his complex he was in.
- So I, I did have that as an opportunity, but I really felt I wanted to try hospitality and catering.
- So she goes to pay this deposit and the, the, the assistant to the catering manager is like, Oh no, that room is closed.
Examples
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The restaurant and catering trade also provides large quantities of squid to Spaniards and tourists.
Academic text (1990) -
Businesses such as construction, wholesale, retail, transport, and hotel and catering account for 99% of SMEs.
Academic text (2011) -
I have my own catering business now.
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Your father just got the catering bill.
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The new program uses catering services to prepare and deliver lunches for primary and secondary schools.
Academic text (2009) -
I'll arrange the catering.
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We've persuaded Toddy Buchanan to do the catering and run the bar, and produce some sort of breakfast.
Fiction book (1990) -
For her wedding, Sarah hired a professional catering service to provide delicious food and drinks.
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The company's catering team arrived early to set up for the corporate event in the conference hall.
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Etymology
Catering comes from the verb cater, which originally meant 'to buy food' in Old French and was used for people who supplied meals. So, catering today is the business of providing food and drink, often at events or workplaces.