noun
Meaning 1
A dinner party given to the employees of a firm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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Standard Lemma guide
beanfeast
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noun
Meaning 2
Any similar social occasion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
Meaning 3
an annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dinner, dinner party
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhabh-? Proto-Germanic *babnōder.? Proto-Germanic *baunō Proto-West Germanic *baunu Old English bēan Middle English bene English bean English feast English beanfeast From bean + feast.