: lunch
especially
: a formal usually midday meal as part of a meeting or for entertaining a guest
a company luncheon
a fund-raising luncheon
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Cost is $165 for golf and luncheon; $30 for buffet luncheon only.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
Montalvo’s summer luncheons Montalvo Arts Center is hosting its annual summer luncheons Wednesdays, July 10-Aug. 14.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
One of the luncheon hosts is the billionaire Kelcy Lee Warren, who, as executive chairman of Energy Transfer, has built a national network of pipelines, including those serving L.N.G. export facilities.
—Rebecca Elliott, New York Times, 21 May 2024
When McKellar retired, the club held a luncheon in his honor.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
Montalvo’s summer luncheons Montalvo Arts Center is hosting its annual summer luncheons Wednesdays, July 10-Aug. 14.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
One of the luncheon hosts is the billionaire Kelcy Lee Warren, who, as executive chairman of Energy Transfer, has built a national network of pipelines, including those serving L.N.G. export facilities.
—Rebecca Elliott, New York Times, 21 May 2024
When McKellar retired, the club held a luncheon in his honor.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
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“Luncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luncheon. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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luncheon
noun
lun·cheon
ˈlən-chən 
: a light meal at midday
especially
: a formal lunch
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