entertainment

/ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/ noun [C or U]

Definition

› the activity of taking customers or possible customers out to restaurants, bars, theatres, etc. as a way of encouraging them to do business with you: Each manager has a fixed entertainment budget. The company is cutting back on money spent on corporate entertainment this year. → See Note hospitality

› the business of making films, television programmes, shows, etc. that entertain people: the entertainment business/industry an entertainment company/group

→ See also home entertainment

(Definition of entertainment noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)