Definitions for RESTAURANT
ˈrɛs tər ənt, -təˌrɑnt, -trɑntrestau·rant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. restaurant, eating house, eating place, eaterynoun

   a building where people go to eat

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. restaurantnoun

   An eating establishment in which diners are served food at their tables.

2. Etymology: From (a form of restaurer), from restaurans, present participle of restaurare, from restorative soup served in the first establishments.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Restaurant

   A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearance and offerings, including a wide variety of cuisines and service models ranging from inexpensive fast-food restaurants and cafeterias to mid-priced family restaurants, to high-priced luxury establishments.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Restaurantnoun

   an eating house

2. Etymology: [F., fr. restaurer. See Restore.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 9 votes

1. Restaurant

   A restaurant is a business establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money, either paid before the meal, after the meal, or with a running tab. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearance and offerings, including a wide variety of the main chef's cuisines and service models.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. Restaurant

   res′tō-rang, or res′tō-rant, n. a house for the sale of refreshments: an eating-house.—n. Restaurateur (res-tō′ra-tėr), the keeper of a restaurant. [Fr.,—restaurer, to restore.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. RESTAURANT

   An institution for the spread of dyspepsia. From Lat. _restauro_, to repair, and Grk. _anti_, against. After patronizing, you're "up against repairs."

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1. restaurant

   The restaurant symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the restaurant symbol and its characteristic.

Matched Categories

1. • Building

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'RESTAURANT' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2876

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'RESTAURANT' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3568

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'RESTAURANT' in Nouns Frequency: #908

How to pronounce RESTAURANT?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say RESTAURANT in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of RESTAURANT in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of RESTAURANT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of RESTAURANT in a Sentence

1. Mark Echeverria:

   One thing that we've never done in this restaurant is change, one of the reasons why Quentin personally is drawn to the restaurant is because he loves that kind of antiquity...We're timeless, and so we didn't have to go dig through a bunch of archives to find what the servers were wearing or what the tables looked like.

2. Erika Polmar:

   When the pandemic began, we saw the restaurant supply chain turned off, and that's not something you can turn right back on with the flip of a switch.

3. Steven Wright, Standup Comedy Routine:

   I went to a restaurant that serves "breakfast at any time". So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance.

4. Charles Morgan:

   We were actually hanging some pictures at the restaurant today, and one of them was made when I was a year and a half old on the dock.

5. Brock Wagner:

   We still had Prohibition marketing laws [in Texas] when we opened in 1994, you couldn't have a pre-arranged promotion at a bar or restaurant. You could have a promotion, but you couldn’t tell anyone you were going to have it. It was like throwing a party without inviting anyone.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=RESTAURANT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Restaurant
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restaurant
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RESTAURANT
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=RESTAURANT
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=RESTAURANT
7. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=RESTAURANT