restaurant

American  

[res-tuh-rahnt, -trahnt] / ˈrɛs təˌrɑnt, -trɑnt /

noun

1. an establishment where meals are served to customers.

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restaurant British  

/ ˈrɛstrɒŋ, -rɒnt, ˈrɛstəˌrɒŋ /

noun

1. a commercial establishment where meals are prepared and served to customers

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Etymology

Origin of restaurant

An Americanism first recorded in 1820–30; from French, noun use of present participle of restaurer, from Latin restaurāre “to restore, reestablish”; re- ( def. ), store

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Example Sentences

U.S. restaurant franchiser FAT Brands FAT 0.51%increase; green up pointing triangle has filed for bankruptcy, coming as it looks to restructure piling debt.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pubs, restaurants and other hospitality firms have warned a crisis facing the sector will deepen when changes to how business rates are calculated come into effect in April.

From BBC

One of the diner windows is painted in memoriam to its sibling restaurant, Fox’s, on North Lake Avenue, with a large red heart and the words “Altadena In Our Hearts Forever, Fox’s 1955–2025.”

From Los Angeles Times

The area has everything expected of a modern European city: small restaurants, schools, playgrounds and a mall, all within walking distance on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River.

From The Wall Street Journal

“My favorite restaurant got shut down. They took the cook,” said Melia Derrick, 70, who—along with thousands of others—endured subzero temperatures to attend a protest march in downtown Minneapolis on Friday afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal

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