restaurant
noun
res·tau·rant
ˈre-stə-ˌränt 
-stränt,
also -st(ə-)rənt,
-stərnt
: a business establishment where meals or refreshments may be purchased
Synonyms
Examples of restaurant in a Sentence
when we get sick of cooking dinner at home, we like to go out to eat at a nice restaurant
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After those ventures closed or were sold, Pomeroy opened up her buzzy and intimate restaurant Beast in 2007.
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Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
While interior luxuries greatly factor into the asking price, the two-story home’s lush garden and proximity to boutiques and restaurants could be what seals the deal for some.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 July 2024
San Antonio, Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston restaurants will be included.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 16 July 2024
Persistently high prices for services — which include haircuts, hotels and restaurants — as well as escalating trade tensions are propping up inflation and raising the prospect that interest rates will stay high for a while yet, the IMF cautioned Tuesday in its latest World Economic Outlook.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 16 July 2024
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Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
While interior luxuries greatly factor into the asking price, the two-story home’s lush garden and proximity to boutiques and restaurants could be what seals the deal for some.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 July 2024
San Antonio, Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston restaurants will be included.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 16 July 2024
Persistently high prices for services — which include haircuts, hotels and restaurants — as well as escalating trade tensions are propping up inflation and raising the prospect that interest rates will stay high for a while yet, the IMF cautioned Tuesday in its latest World Economic Outlook.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 16 July 2024
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“Restaurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restaurant. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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restaurant
noun
res·tau·rant
ˈres-t(ə-)rənt
-tə-ˌränt
: a business place where meals or refreshments may be bought
Etymology
from French restaurant "food that restores, restaurant," from restaurer "to restore, renew"
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