reception
noun
uk/rɪˈsepʃən/ us [ U ] WORKPLACE
a place inside a hotel or office building where visitors go when they first arrive:
Let's meet in reception.
Posters will be on display in the reception area.
Collect your welcome packs from the reception desk.
We need more staff working on reception.
[ C ]
a formal party to welcome someone or to celebrate something:
The mayor offered to host a reception for the delegates.
The product will be launched at a champagne reception.
[ C ]
the way in which people react to a new idea, product, or person:
a warm/cool reception
The firm's expansion in Africa is expected to meet with a mixed reception.
The latest marketing plan got a frosty reception from the Board.
[ U ] COMMUNICATIONS
the quality of sound and pictures on a radio, television, mobile phone, etc. when it is used in a particular place:
I won't be able to call you, as reception is really bad in rural areas.