power lunching
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Meaning · English
Having lunch for business or professional purposes
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
ăn trưa vì mục đích kinh doanh hoặc chuyên nghiệp
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Literally: eating lunch with power or influence
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The executives spent their afternoon power lunching with potential clients
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “power lunching” mean?
Having lunch for business or professional purposes Literally: eating lunch with power or influence
Is “power lunching” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.