catering

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catering

  • /ˈkeɪt(ə)ɹɪŋ/
  • /ˈkeɪ.tə.ɹɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈkeɪ.tɚ.ɪŋ/ US
  • [ˈkeɪ.ɾɚ.ɪŋ] US

noun caterings

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ply, supply, provide, dining-room, foodservice, dining, canteen, cafeteria, meal, restaurant, lunch, kitchen, gastronomic, culinary, gastronomy, cuisine

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noun the business of providing food and related services

Españolservicio banquetero, catering, banquetería
한국어케이터링 keiteoring
日本語ケータリング kētaringu
中文外燴 /外烩 wàihuì
Portuguêscatering
Françaisrestauration, traiteur
DeutschVerpflegung, Nahrungsversorgung, Catering
Italianoristorazione
Русскийке́йтеринг kéjtɛring
العربيةتَمْوِين tamwīn
עבריתהַסְעַדָה

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"catering." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/catering. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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catering. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/catering

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"catering." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/catering.

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@misc{catering_2026,
  title = {catering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/catering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}