Lunch

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Lunch (Luncheon) is a mid-day meal, in English-speaking countries during the eighteenth century, lunch was originally called "dinner"— a word still used regularly to mean a noontime meal in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and some parts of England, and also in some parts of Canada and the United States.

Typically, businesses will use the standard word "Lunch" when referring to the noon meal to avoid confusion due to the cultural domination of Standard English. 

Working lunches and lunch breaks : Since lunch typically falls in the middle of the working day, it can either be eaten on a break from work, or as part of the workday. The difference between those who work through lunch and those who take it off could be a matter of cultural, social class, bargaining power, or the nature of the work. Also, to simplify matters, some cultures refer to meal breaks at work as "lunch" no matter when they occur - even in the middle of the night. This is especially true for jobs that have employees rotate shifts.  more on wikipedia...