What does restaurant mean?

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

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. restaurant, eating house, eating place, eaterynoun

    a building where people go to eat

Wiktionary

  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.

Wikipedia

  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.

ChatGPT

  1. restaurant

    A restaurant is a commercial establishment where customers can order and consume prepared food and beverages in exchange for payment. It typically offers a menu or set of options for customers to choose from, and may provide various dining options such as dine-in, take-out, or delivery services. Restaurants can vary in terms of atmosphere, cuisine type, price range, and level of service provided.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Restaurantnoun

    an eating house

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

Wikidata

  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 Dictionary

  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 Wurdz

  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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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

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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. Jeffrey Lopez:

    The restaurant probably won't open up until next weekend.

  2. Joy Oglesby:

    It could have set the restaurant on fire or it could have burned the woman by the door, it definitely could have been a situation where we had injuries or deaths.

  3. Eric Flannery:

    It's just about every bar and restaurant in the United States should be doing welcoming everybody.

  4. Gale Brewer:

    Do not assault restaurant workers who are doing their job to keep us safe ... I can’t believe this happened here, we have to increase the fines, if that’s what it takes.

  5. Todd Gottula:

    It’s a shame that one piece of the puzzle, a chicken restaurant, is kind of hogging the story, when there’s some value here in seeing what our students like and would like to see in the union that would benefit them and make it a more enjoyable place to hang out.

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