- 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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No other city has dozens of restaurants and bars in such proximity, run by and catering to young Latinos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Using AI to compress drug discovery from years to as little as nine months, it is developing products catering to the local market but that are more novel than what homegrown firms can offer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
"The catering here is top notch, man," says UK rapper Bashy.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Among the vocational courses listed on its site are nursing, property maintenance and catering.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
“I usually go with Maddy, but she’s helping Stephanie with some catering thing. I was thinking of going as Alice in Wonderland.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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