Definition talk in British English

He visited Egypt in March for talks with the president.

the outcome of talks between the government and the rebels

preliminary talks on the future of the steel industry

The management will be holding informal talks with union officials.

the need for a fresh round of peace talks

Talks broke down last week over the issue of overtime pay.

The trade talks will resume next month.

There was no talk of any cuts in wages.

There is a lot of talk about welfare reform.

We hear talk nowadays about being good Europeans.

Most radio stations need less talk and more music.

She appears to be an expert on men, but it's all talk!

For all the government's talk, it does nothing to improve housing conditions.

At first there was a lot of talk, but people soon lost interest.

girl/boy talk

youngsters using up-to-the-minute street talk (=a fashionable way of talking)