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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

after work reception

English answer:

not work related, after work to mean a time frame

Added to glossary by Stephanie Ezrol
Jun 25, 2010 09:18
13 yrs ago
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English term

work reception

English Marketing Tourism & Travel
After work reception with complimentary snacks three evenings a
Responses
4 +5 not work but after after work to mean a time frame
4 +1 a small gathering of people / small party
4 business party with a complimentary table
Change log

Jul 9, 2010 12:39: Stephanie Ezrol Created KOG entry

Jul 13, 2010 00:39: Stephanie Ezrol changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1092290">Stephanie Ezrol's</a> old entry - "work reception "" to ""not work but after after work to mean a time frame""

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Non-PRO (1): Ildiko Santana

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Discussion

Joyce A Jun 26, 2010:
@ B.D. Finch How about the healthy snacks at receptions such as carrot sticks, celery sticks, fresh (not fried) vegetable spring rolls, etc.

With increasingly health-conscious folks out there (though there still are plenty of the "Who cares?-What me worry?" folks) snacks come in varieties that go well beyond the ones that give you bad teeth, bad skin and extra pounds! :-)
Sheila Wilson Jun 25, 2010:
An ... It seems to me to be talking of an after-work reception.
B D Finch Jun 25, 2010:
@ Joyce Yes, you are right. I must be puritanically abstemious to prefer "nibbles". Perhaps it's a result of having been brought up on the idea that you shouldn't snack between meals because it gives you bad teeth, bad skin and stomach ulcers and makes you fat!
Joyce A Jun 25, 2010:
To B.D. Fitch re: snacks Complimentary "snacks" seems perfectly fine as a vocabulary choice. There are plenty of party invitations with complimentary snacks and drinks. (You can even check online.)
Jack Doughty Jun 25, 2010:
To B.D. Finch Yes, you are right about complimentary. Typo on my part.
B D Finch Jun 25, 2010:
@ Jack Indeed, it doesn't. But, nonetheless, "complimentary" with an "i", not an "e" is correct as it appears to mean that the snacks are free, rather than an additional garnish to something else. "Snacks" is also poorly chosen vocabulary.
Jack Doughty Jun 25, 2010:
The English as it stands does not make sense Perhaps it should read "After work, a reception with complementary snacks is provided three evenings a week..." But whose work? The travel agent's?

Responses

+5
5 hrs
Selected

not work but after after work to mean a time frame

After work, or after-work, in this context usually refers to the 9am to 5pm workday, or normal business hours. So, after work is another way of saying what is sometimes called the cocktail hour, or happy hour.

In the US many restaurants with bars offer a "happy hour," after 5pm, which offer snacks. The customer pays for the drinks. Similarly the "cocktail hour," is a type of food service after 5pm and before dinner.

An after work reception does not necessarily mean free snacks, as a happy hour does, but it does mean after the close of the business day and before dinner.

So in your text my reading is:

We offer an "After work reception" where we provide " complimentary snacks."

It does not mean a "work reception."

HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES'

Sawa's 1,500-square-foot patio can hold 250 for an after-work reception. The patio doubles as a hookah lounge in the evenings, with a menu of shisha tobacco in 22 flavors, including double apple, guava, and strawberry margarita.
http://www.bizbash.com/miami/content/editorial/18050_2_meeti...

The ceremony will be scaled down from a paid luncheon to a free after-work reception. No time or place has been selected beyond the first week in May.
http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2010/04/12/news/iq_3...

Join the Penn State Lehigh Valley Alumni Society for an after work reception. Cocktails & heavy hors d' oeuvres will be served throughout the evening while ...

The San Francisco after work reception and talk on April 6 is by invitation only and will be limited to Bay Area business leaders and investors, in addition to corporate, foundation and individual donors who are interested in learning more about what is happening in New Orleans.
http://www.friendsofneworleans.org/


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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-06-25 14:26:13 GMT)
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I only mean to type "after work," not "after after work" - sorry about that. I could have used an after work reception yesterday after a long work day.
Peer comment(s):
agree British Diana : We have "received" your "work" "after" all and I agree
1 hr
Thanks Diana.
agree J Celeita (X)
1 hr
Thanks Jesi.
agree cmwilliams (X)
6 hrs
Thanks.
agree Jenny G
19 hrs
Thank you Jenny.
agree Phong Le
2 days 8 hrs
Thanks
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+1
3 hrs

a small gathering of people / small party

'there will be a reception after work, where snacks and drinks will be served free of charge'

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Note added at 4 hrs (2010-06-25 13:25:18 GMT)
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yes, small doesn't really apply here (thank you Joyce!)
Peer comment(s):
neutral Joyce A : I don't think they have to be small. I've been to company receptions with hundreds of people.
33 mins
agree Rolf Keiser : with Joyce
3 hrs
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10 hrs

business party with a complimentary table

A reception at the work place may have the purpose for some celebration, say, the tenth year anniversary of the company's operations.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-06-25 19:30:23 GMT)
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Business party with a complimentary buffet.
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