: 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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Be In The Biz is a daylong event featuring panels, a keynote luncheon and a networking reception.
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Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2025
The luncheon also serves as a fundraiser for the Mexic-Arte Museum.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The Montalvo Service Group is hosting the weekly luncheons on Wednesdays in July and August.
—Debby Rice, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
Clean air group honors teens, partners The Northwest Indiana Partners for Clean Air honored high school senior scholarship recipients and regional air quality leaders recently at the organization’s annual scholarship and awards luncheon at the Hammond Marina, according to a release.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2025
The luncheon also serves as a fundraiser for the Mexic-Arte Museum.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The Montalvo Service Group is hosting the weekly luncheons on Wednesdays in July and August.
—Debby Rice, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
Clean air group honors teens, partners The Northwest Indiana Partners for Clean Air honored high school senior scholarship recipients and regional air quality leaders recently at the organization’s annual scholarship and awards luncheon at the Hammond Marina, according to a release.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
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“Luncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luncheon. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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luncheon
noun
lun·cheon
ˈlən-chən 
: a light meal at midday
especially
: a formal lunch
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