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meal

US /mil/

noun Core · B1 Ăn uống

Definition

the food served and eaten at one time

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The hotel offers a free meal to guests staying more than three nights.

Word Family

NounNoun
meal gốc
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
mealy
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • repastthe food served and eaten at one time
  • disha piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
  • farean agenda of things to do

Collocations

  • Easy hot meal
    describing hot meal (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning)
  • Medium complimentary meal voucher
    describing complimentary meal voucher (conveying or resembling a compliment)
  • Hard meal allowance reimbursement guidelines
    describing meal allowance reimbursement guidelines (the food served and eaten at one time)
  • Very Hard make a square meal out of sparse rations
    to create, produce, or cause regarding a square meal out of sparse rations

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