takeaway

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.
noun
  1. A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
  2. A meal which has been purchased and has been carefully packaged as to be taken and consumed elsewhere.
  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.
  5. An idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider.

Pronunciation

/ˈteɪkəweɪ/ en-au-takeaway.ogg

Word forms

takeaway take-away takeaways

Etymology

Deverbal from take away.

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