luncheon meeting
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈlʌnʧən ˈmiːtɪŋ/
- Formal
:
reunión de trabajo
- During the luncheon meeting, they exchanged ideas on improving workplace productivity.
- hold a luncheon meeting
Examples
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David Hill, Kathy Gedeon, and Ron McNulty always make sure a Dollar Bank representative is at each of our monthly luncheon meetings.
Blog text (7) -
Important luncheon meeting.
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"I have a luncheon meeting," I reminded her.
Fiction book (1997) -
Informal luncheon meetings, breakfast meetings, and planning periods can be used for such discussions.
Academic text (1994) -
We hosted the informal luncheon meetings attended by the school counselors and the school principal.
Academic text (2014) -
Teachers continued to report back on their surveys and debriefing luncheon meetings, indicating that they continued to feel well-supported during CI activities.
Academic text (2014) -
It was a luncheon meeting of the Civic Daughters to plan for the Thanksgiving fundraiser for the National Negro Business League.
Fiction book (1992) -
That America was conducting secret weapons tests aboard Erehwon?" Teresa shrugged, wondering again why she had let Pedro P. Manella set up this luncheon meeting in the first place.
Fiction book (1990) -
The team gathered for a luncheon meeting to discuss the upcoming project deadlines.
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She scheduled a luncheon meeting with her clients to go over the contract details.
Synonyms
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2.1
A meeting during lunch to talk about work
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2.8
A meal, usually at a restaurant, where people discuss work matters
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a business meeting held during lunch' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'luncheon' (a mid-day meal) with 'meeting' (a planned gathering). This is a straightforward noun+noun composition following common cross-linguistic patterns; even though 'luncheon' is somewhat formal, a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Luncheon meeting comes from the words luncheon, a midday meal, and meeting, a gathering of people. People began to combine food and short work talks at lunch, so the phrase means 'a business meeting held during lunch'.