• Takeaway

    Origin

    From take + away.

    Full definition of takeaway

    Adjective

    takeaway

    1. (chiefly UK, Australia and New Zealand, of food) To be eaten off the premises.

    Usage notes

    Frequently used in the question “eat-in or takeaway?” (North American: “for here or to go?”) at restaurants that offer food for both on and off premise eating.

    Synonyms

    • (to be eaten off premises) to go North America

    Antonyms

    Noun

    takeaway

    (plural takeaways)
    1. (chiefly UK, Australia and New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.If you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner.
    2. (chiefly UK, Australia and New Zealand) A meal bought to be eaten elsewhere.I fancy an Indian takeaway tonight.
    3. (golf) The preliminary part of a golfer′s swing when the club is brought back away from the ball.
    4. (US) 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.

    Alternative forms

    Synonyms

    • (restaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere) carryout Scotland, US, takeout chiefly North America
    • (food to be eaten elsewhere) carryout Scotland, US, takeout chiefly North America
    • (preparatory backward swing of a golf club)
    • (concession during negotiation)
    • (idea to be remembered and considered) sound bite
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