[lʌn(t)ʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a meal eaten in the middle of the day, typically one that is lighter or less formal than an evening meal
(e.g: do join us for lunch)


Phrases:
- do lunch
- out to lunch
- there's no such thing as a free lunch

Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘thick piece, hunk (of bread etc.)’): possibly from lump. The modern sense is an abbreviation of luncheon

[lʌn(t)ʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- eat lunch
(e.g: he told his wife he was lunching with a client)


Phrases:
- do lunch
- out to lunch
- there's no such thing as a free lunch

Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘thick piece, hunk (of bread etc.)’): possibly from lump. The modern sense is an abbreviation of luncheon