work reception

English translation: not work related, after work to mean a time frame

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English term or phrase:	after work reception
Selected answer:	not work related, after work to mean a time frame
Entered by:	Stephanie Ezrol

09:18 Jun 25, 2010

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel

English term or phrase: work reception

After work reception with complimentary snacks three evenings a

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Local time: 11:05

not work but after after work to mean a time frame

Explanation:
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.

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Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 05:05

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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

4 +5

not work but after after work to mean a time frame

Stephanie Ezrol

4 +1

a small gathering of people / small party

Carolyn Gille

business party with a complimentary table

Alexandra Taggart

Discussion entries: 7

Answers

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

a small gathering of people / small party

Explanation:
'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!)

Carolyn Gille
Local time: 11:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

not work but after after work to mean a time frame

Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 05:05
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24

Grading comment

Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

10 hrs confidence:

business party with a complimentary table

Explanation:
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.

Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Local time: 12:05
Native speaker of:

English,

Russian

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