catering
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈkeɪ.tə.ɹɪŋ//
- United States//ˈkeɪ.tɚ.ɪŋ//
- United States/[ˈkeɪ.ɾɚ.ɪŋ]/
- //ˈkeɪt(ə)ɹɪŋ//
The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
noun
- 1
The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
- 2
The business of providing such services for special occasions.
- 3
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
Also a form of caterpresent participle and gerund of cater
Forms
- plural
- caterings
Cate · A diminutive of the female given name Catherine.category · A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned…caterer · A person employed to obtain and maintain the storage of…
catering · The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
caterpillar · The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.catfish · Any fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh…Cath · A diminutive of the female given name Catherine.