- present participle of cater.
catering
Britishnoun
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the trade of a professional caterer
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the food, etc, provided at a function by a caterer
Example Sentences
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Palmetto Pig charges $18 plus tax per person for catering, a huge discount compared with the $80 per person the Knot estimates the average couple spends on catering.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Uber expects the catering platform, with average orders exceeding $400, to boost its profit margins.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
They said that adding the support staff - who run IT, security, catering and cleaning as well as the library and student welfare - would bring the campus and the university to an effective standstill.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
For years, Khalwinder Singh Bhengura lived an unassuming life in Arlington, Texas, where the 69-year-old Indian immigrant works a graveyard shift preparing passenger meals for an airline catering company.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
“A preview of my catering business!” she says too loudly.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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