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cafeteria

US /ˌkæfəˈtɪriə/

noun Core · B1 Ăn uống

Definition

a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Employees usually eat lunch in the cafeteria on the second floor.

Synonyms

  • canteena flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers

Collocations

  • Easy eat lunch in school cafeteria
    to eat lunch in school cafeteria, meaning to take in solid food
  • Medium staff cafeteria meal subsidy
    to staff cafeteria meal subsidy, meaning to provide with staff
  • Hard flexible cafeteria style benefit plan
    describing flexible cafeteria style benefit plan (capable of being changed)
  • Very Hard disdain cafeteria style pick-and-choose
    to disdain cafeteria style pick-and-choose, meaning to look down on with disdain

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.