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takeaway.

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

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈteɪkəweɪ/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈtæɪkəwæɪ/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.

    Commonwealth · Hong-Kong · Ireland · Philippines · UK · not-comparable · sometimes
    I couldn't be bothered to cook, so I bought a takeaway curry.
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from take away.

noun/ˈteɪkəweɪ/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈtæɪkəwæɪ/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.

    Australia · New-Zealand · South-Africa · UK
    If you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner.
  2. A meal which has been purchased and has been carefully packaged as to be taken and consumed elsewhere.

    Australia · New-Zealand · UK
    I fancy an Indian takeaway tonight.
  3. The preliminary part of a golfer′s swing when the club is brought back away from the ball.

  4. A concession made by a labor union in the course of negotiations.

    US
  5. An idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider.

    idiomatic · informal
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from take away.

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