catering

/ (ˈkeɪtərɪŋ) /

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noun

the trade of a professional caterer

the food, etc, provided at a function by a caterer

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How to use catering in a sentence

Gift cards are sold at kiosks in shopping malls or even websites that catering to this exchange market.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were tired of the fare at restaurants catering to tourists and were craving something a bit more authentic.
The Airbnb of Home-Cooked Meals|Itay Hod|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He tried catering for two weeks for cash under the table, but quit when they stiffed him the money.
‘Lone Survivor’ Taylor Kitsch’s Journey From Homelessness to Hollywood Stardom|Marlow Stern|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They have been catering to these reckless elements in the Tea Party and hurting themselves in a general election.
Democrats March on the South to Hold Senate Majority in 2014|David Freedlander|October 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST

(And the catering was delicious) Beautiful couture dresses and sunshine is a winning combination.
Models and Their Mothers|Erin Cunningham|October 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I have trouble enough doing the chores without catering to her whims.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur
Placed superbly beyond the need of catering to advertisers, it would adhere to rigorous standards of the true, the beautiful.
The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson
There are three "leading" hotels in Toulouse catering for the automobile tourist.
The Automobilist Abroad|M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
This dilemma, however, may be avoided by catering to the dominant demand of bird-life at this season, the demand for food.
Bird Lore, Volume I--1899|Various
We found nothing remarkable in the catering of the Hôtel du Commerce.
The Automobilist Abroad|M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

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