lunch, luncheon

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 luncheon."Pick me up for lunch." "The annual luncheon for employees will be given next week." Lunch can also serve as a verb (lunch with me), but luncheon is a noun only.

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  • lunch — lunch, luncheon Lunch is now the standard word for a midday meal, and luncheon seems affectedly formal (and the commercial term luncheon voucher is fast disappearing) …   Modern English usage

  • luncheon — lunch, luncheon Lunch is now the standard word for a midday meal, and luncheon seems affectedly formal (and the commercial term luncheon voucher is fast disappearing) …   Modern English usage

  • luncheon — lunch ou luncheon (lonch ou lon chon ) s. m. Repas accessoire qui se place entre le déjeuner et le dîner, à l imitation des Anglais. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Angl. lunch, luncheon, qui vient du celtique : gallois, llwnc, repas …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • lunch — ou luncheon (lonch ou lon chon ) s. m. Repas accessoire qui se place entre le déjeuner et le dîner, à l imitation des Anglais. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Angl. lunch, luncheon, qui vient du celtique : gallois, llwnc, repas …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Lunch — (Luncheon, engl., spr. lönnsch, lönnsch n), in England das in der Regel aus warmen und kalten Gerichten zusammengesetzte, um die Mittagszeit eingenommene Gabelfrühstück …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • luncheon voucher — noun coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal • Syn: ↑meal ticket • Hypernyms: ↑coupon, ↑voucher * * * luncheon voucher or lunch voucher noun A ticket or voucher given by employer to employee to be used to pay for the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • luncheon meat — noun any of various sausages or molded loaf meats sliced and served cold • Syn: ↑lunch meat • Hypernyms: ↑cold cuts, ↑loaf * * * noun : ready to eat meat molded (as in a loaf) and packaged by a packing house * * * any of various sausages or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • luncheon — See lunch, luncheon …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • lunch — See lunch, luncheon …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • Luncheon — Luncheon, commonly abbreviated to lunch, is a midday meal. [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=lunch searchmode=none Online Etymology Dictionary] ] In English speaking countries during the eighteenth century what was originally called… …   Wikipedia

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