takeaway

Plural: takeaways

Noun

• prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises
  • "in England they call takeout food `takeaway'"
• a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures
• the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass)
• A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
• A meal which has been purchased and has been carefully packaged as to be taken and consumed elsewhere.
• The preliminary part of a golfer′s swing when the club is brought back away from the ball.
• A concession made by a labor union in the course of negotiations.
• An idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider.

Adj

• (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.

Adjective

• Referring to prepared food bought to be eaten elsewhere.

Examples

• I couldn't be bothered to cook, so I bought a takeaway curry.
• I fancy an Indian takeaway tonight.
• If you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner.
• The TAKEAWAY message from his Scrabble defeat was to always check for hooks.

Synonyms

takeout, takeout food, carry out, carryout, food-to-go, grab and go, packed meal, sound bite, takeaways, to go

Antonyms

eat-in, for here, have here

Related Words

carry out, makeaway, take away, take out, take-away, takeout

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