informal lunch

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• lunch — [lʌntʆ] noun [countable] 1. a meal eaten in the middle of the day: • facilities for conferences and private business lunches (= when business people go to lunch to discuss things or entertain customers ) • He has working lunches (= when …   Financial and business terms

• lunch counter — lunch counters N COUNT A lunch counter is an informal café or a counter in a shop where people can buy and eat meals. [AM] …   English dictionary

• lunch — lunch1 [ lʌntʃ ] noun count or uncount *** a meal that you eat in the middle of the day: We stopped for a light (=small) lunch. for lunch: I ve got a sandwich for lunch. have lunch: Let s have lunch at that new restaurant. go to lunch: Mr. Miller …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lunch — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cold, hot ▪ delicious, lovely (esp. BrE), nice, tasty ▪ gourmet (esp. AmE), hearty …   Collocations dictionary

• lunch — lunch1 W2S1 [lʌntʃ] n [U and C] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: luncheon] 1.) a meal eaten in the middle of the day ▪ What s for lunch ? ▪ She ate a small lunch before the meeting. ▪ Perhaps we could have lunch before you go. ▪ I think I ll have soup… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lunch — 1 /lVntS/ noun (C, U) 1 a meal eaten in the middle of the day: at lunch: Anna said something at lunch about leaving. | have lunch: When do you usually have lunch? | have some lunch: I m starved. Let s have some lunch. | have sth for lunch: All I… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lunch, luncheon — These words refer to a light meal eaten at some time between breakfast and dinner (or supper). Lunch is considered more informal than luncheon. If the meal is customary and uneventful, use lunch. If it is an occasion, a formal occurrence, say… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• informal — [[t]ɪnfɔ͟ː(r)m(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ Informal speech or behaviour is relaxed and friendly rather than serious, very correct, or official. She is refreshingly informal... His friend was less good looking, but a lot more informal… …   English dictionary

• lunch — noun a meal eaten in the middle of the day. verb eat lunch. ↘take (someone) out for lunch. Phrases out to lunch informal unbalanced or stupid. Derivatives luncher noun Origin C19: abbrev. of luncheon …   English new terms dictionary

• lunch pail — N. Amer. noun a lunch box. adjective (lunch pail) informal working class; blue collar …   English new terms dictionary

• informal — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …   Collocations dictionary