catering
(uncountable, US) The business of providing such services for special occasions.
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[3/5] daily life service consumption, the sales revenue of household services increased by 14.2% year-on-year. Consumer health consumption activities increased, and residents’ health service sales increased. Sales rev…
New vacancy: Catering Assistant - ATG Productions City: Princess Theatre | Salary: £12.71 per hour Apply here ⬇️ jobs.thestage.co.uk/career/31311... #TheatreJobs
Next week, we'll be announcing the 2026 call for our hugely popular Annaghmakerrig residencies! Six writers will be awarded seven nights in the self-catering cottages at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Co. Monaghan. Sig…
[4/5] accommodation consumption, catering sales revenue increased by 31.4% year-on-year, and homestay services increased by 13.3% year-on-year; in terms of commodity consumption, comprehensive retail sales
Air to Ground Message: HELLO. HIGH VALUE BOUTIQUE SEALED. PLS ADVISE CATERING FOR NEXT FLIGHT. RGRDS P+C Area: Portsmouth, UK Type: Airbus A320neo A: #aee882dda55 F: #fb4f038a5b4
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(uncountable, US) The business of providing such services for special occasions.
“Catering Assistant #AbshireJobs”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Head of Catering Operations, Alleyn's Senior School @alleynsschool.bsky.social . Closes: 25/05. https://shrbrt.jobs/ub3oar. #independentschooljobs #londonjobs #teachingjobs @hmc-schools.bsky.social”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Catering does not have to be fancy or spectacular. Catering can simply be providing your employees with a delicious meal to help them energize their bodies and souls! 408-280-0910 [email protected]”
— Bluesky· May 2026“This Thursday, you are invited to join our weekly walk/jog/run at Liquid Mechanics Brewing Company! Post activity, we'll enjoy tasty beverages and food from Rev Mex Food Truck and Catering. We are an all abilities group and everyone is welcome.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“And the $999 tier is the *second-most popular* tier (at time of writing). That's not "catering to whales" unless the fandom is mostly whales. That's not a "long tail"; that's a ... snake digesting a possum.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
Catering means: The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.. It is mainly Philippine English and may not be understood outside that context. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. This is a food-related word and harmless in itself. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
catering means: The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.. Register: informal, Philippine English. Often not understood outside its region; gloss the word on first use when writing for an international audience. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“Trump and maga thrive on racism. But they're also very stupid. How stupid are they? They only like white people, but they don't realize the real minority in this country is now white people. And you cannot win elections by catering to a minority. That's how stupid they are.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Parent Information - Menu changes for summer 2026 Please note that we have new catering menus from this term. Please see www.liftleaforest.org/school-meals for more information. We will be using Week 1 of our catering menu this week.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Gamestop created memestocks and their subsequent catering, entirely possible it does the same thing with leveraged buyouts (killing ebay and gamestop in the process).”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(countable) The act of one who caters (to something).
“[3/5] daily life service consumption, the sales revenue of household services increased by 14.2% year-on-year. Consumer health consumption activities increased, and residents’ health service sales increased. Sales revenue increased by 40.1% year-on-year; in terms of catering and”
— Bluesky· May 2026“New vacancy: Catering Assistant - ATG Productions City: Princess Theatre | Salary: £12.71 per hour Apply here ⬇️ jobs.thestage.co.uk/career/31311... #TheatreJobs”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Next week, we'll be announcing the 2026 call for our hugely popular Annaghmakerrig residencies! Six writers will be awarded seven nights in the self-catering cottages at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Co. Monaghan. Sign up to our newsletter here: mailchi.mp/irishwriters...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“[4/5] accommodation consumption, catering sales revenue increased by 31.4% year-on-year, and homestay services increased by 13.3% year-on-year; in terms of commodity consumption, comprehensive retail sales”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Air to Ground Message: HELLO. HIGH VALUE BOUTIQUE SEALED. PLS ADVISE CATERING FOR NEXT FLIGHT. RGRDS P+C Area: Portsmouth, UK Type: Airbus A320neo A: #aee882dda55 F: #fb4f038a5b4”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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