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- Dictionarycatering/ˈkeɪtərɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the provision of food and drink at a social event or other gathering: "high standards of catering"
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adjective [ before noun ] relating to the activity of providing food and drink at events, for organizations, etc.: Catering costs have risen sharply in the last twelve months. a catering company / business / group. the catering trade / industry.
to provide a supply of food; to supply what is required or desired; to provide food and service for… See the full definition
What Is a Caterer? A caterer is a person or business that prepares, cooks, and serves food and beverages to clients at remote locations and events. The caterer may be asked to prepare seasonal menu options and provide the equipment such as dishes, spoons, place settings, and wine glasses needed to serve guests at an event.
to provide food and drinks for an occasion or event:
Caterers preparing for a formal event. Catering is the business of providing food services at a remote site or a site such as a hotel, hospital, pub, aircraft, cruise ship, park, festival, filming location or film studio .
Catering definition: the trade of a professional caterer. See examples of CATERING used in a sentence.
noun. /ˈkeɪtərɪŋ/ [uncountable] the work of providing food and drinks for meetings or social events. Who did the catering for your son's wedding? see also self-catering, self-catering. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
Catering is the activity of providing food and drink for a large number of people, for example at weddings and parties. His catering business made him a millionaire at 41. He recently did the catering for a presidential reception.
Add to word list. to provide the food and drinks at an event, for an organization, etc.: Delegates can have meals catered by the hotel while the conference is underway. cater for sth There is plenty of work to be had catering for weddings and parties.
ca·ter. (kā′tər) v. ca·tered, ca·ter·ing, ca·ters. v.intr. 1. To provide food or entertainment. 2. To be particularly attentive or solicitous; minister: The nurses catered to my every need. The legislation catered to various special interest groups. v.tr. 1. To provide food service for: a business that caters banquets and weddings. 2.
