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catering

noun [U] /ˈkeɪ.tər.ɪŋ/ US  /-t̬ɚ-/

Definition

B2 any job making or serving food : I've always wanted to work in catering. Who is going to do the catering for the wedding? a high-class catering companyProviding and serving meals caterer
 
 
/r/ US  // noun [C]
People who make and serve food
(Definition of catering noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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