noun
welcome and farewell party
Abbreviation of 歓送迎会. Used for a combined party that both welcomes new members and says goodbye to departing ones.
来月、部署の送迎会を開く予定です。
We plan to hold a welcome and farewell party for the department next month.
Welcome party only, not for farewells.
Farewell party only, not for welcomes.
Abbreviation of 歓送迎会 (かんそうげいかい), itself a compound of 歓迎 (welcome) and 送別 (farewell).