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lunch

Syllabification: (lunch)

Pronunciation: /lənCH/

Definition of lunch

a meal eaten in the middle of the day, typically one that is lighter or less formal than an evening meal:a vegetarian lunch do join us for lunch

[no object]

eat lunch:he told his wife he was lunching with a client
[with object] take (someone) out for lunch:public relations people lunch their clients there

Phrases

do lunch: informal, chiefly North American meet for lunch.
out to lunch: informal unaware of or inattentive to present conditions.
there's no such thing as a free lunch: proverb it isn’t possible to get something for nothing.

early 19th century: abbreviation of luncheon

Definition of lunch in the British & World English dictionary

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