cater
verb [I or T] /ˈkeɪ.tər/
/-t̬ɚ/ Definition
C1 to provide, and sometimes serve, food: I'm catering for twelve on Sunday, all the family are coming. Which firm will be catering at the wedding reception?US Who catered your party?Providing and serving meals
(Definition of cater verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- catering noun
- dish (sth) up phrasal verb
- dish sth out phrasal verb
- do the honours idiom
- do verb (COOK)
- gourmet adjective
- ladle verb
- place noun (POSITION)
- provision verb
- rustle sth up phrasal verb
- serve (sth) up/out phrasal verb
- serve verb (PROVIDE FOOD/DRINK)
- table noun (FURNITURE)
- wait at table(s) idiom
- wait on sb/sth phrasal verb
- whip sth up phrasal verb (FOOD)
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