The Trade Lingo
Event
Syllabification: e·vent- Pronunciation: /əˈvent/ noun
1 A thing that happens, especially one of importance: one of the main political events of the late 20th century
1.1 A planned public or social occasion: events to raise money for charity
1.2 Each of several particular contests making up a sports competition: a star sprinter in the 100- and 200-meter events
1.3 Physics A single occurrence of a process, e.g., the ionization of one atom.
Caterer
Syllabification: ca·ter·er- Pronunciation: /ˈkādərər/noun
1. A person or company providing fooddrink at a social event or other gathering:
it is increasingly common to engage professional caterers
Hors d'oeuvre
Syllabification: hors d’oeuvre- Pronunciation: /ôr ˈdərv/ /ˈdœvrə/noun
(plural same or hors d'oeuvres pronounced same or ˈdərvz)
A small savory dish, typically one served as an appetizer at the beginning of a meal.
Service
Syllabification: serv·ice- Pronunciation: /ˈsərvəs/noun
1 The action of helping or doing work for someone:millions are involved in voluntary service
1.1 An act of assistance: he has done us a great service he volunteered his services as a driver
1.2 Assistance/advice given to customers during/after the sale of goods: they aim to provide better quality of service
1.3 The action or process of serving food and drinks to customers: they complained of poor bar service
" Call Time "
n. (context performing arts English) The expected time of arrival for participants in a performance event, e.g., a play or concert. vb. 1 (context UK English) To announce the close of a pub.
2 (context UK journalism English) To end something.
3 (context sports English) To call a timeout. 4 (context US education English) To indicate that an activity, ''especially'' the taking of a test, is complete.
Usage examples of "call time".
Tiresias was righting an error along the Winding Stream you call Time.
They rearrange into different patterns to produce the changes that we call time, and they provide the continuity that enables one universe to evolve from another. That is to say, the two that I threw away, the one represented by the length of the line, and the one we like to call time.