takeaway

UK/ˈteɪkəweɪ/US/ˈteɪkəweɪ/

nounB1+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,800 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: takeaways

A takeaway is restaurant food you carry home in boxes. Order a takeaway, the local takeaway, a takeaway curry.

It is the British word; America says takeout and Australia says takeaway too. The word also means the main point to remember from a talk, which is now the commoner use in offices.

Definitions of takeaway

1nountakeawayRestaurant food you carry home in boxes instead of eating there.B1+
“We were too tired to cook, so we ordered a Chinese takeaway.”
- Said"Let's get a takeaway tonight; I can't face the washing up."
- WrittenThe takeaways along the high street glowed all evening, and the street smelled of frying.
- UsedOrder the takeaway before seven at weekends, or you wait an hour.
- ContrastA takeaway, not a restaurant. At a restaurant you sit; from a takeaway you carry the food home. restaurant →
- Not thisLeftovers from your own kitchen are not a takeaway. A takeaway was bought ready.
- SimplyWe have a takeaway. Nobody cooks.
Patternget / order / have a takeaway · a Chinese / Indian takeaway · takeaway food / box · takeout (American)

takeaway is a meal.

Also accepted in games: takeout, take-out

Remember it

TAKE-AWAY → you TAKE it AWAY with you

You take it away in a paper bag instead of eating it at the table: the food is a takeaway.

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Where it comes from

Deverbal from take away.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in In the Kitchen

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takeaway in the wild

The centre is also home to various takeaway establishments, including Tandoori Take Away (Indian takeaway), New Claremont (Chinese takeaway), Dimitri Takeaway, and a Fish and Chip Shop.
Whitley Lodge
Just Eat acts as an intermediary between independent takeaway food outlets and customers.
Just Eat
The platform enables customers to search for local takeaway restaurants, place orders and pay online, and to choose from pick-up or delivery options.
Just Eat
The dish is most commonly sold in Chinese takeaways in Ireland, and Irish-themed restaurants elsewhere.
Spice bag

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

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Definitions of takeaway

1nountakeawayRestaurant food you carry home in boxes instead of eating there.B1+

“We were too tired to cook, so we ordered a Chinese takeaway.”

Said"Let's get a takeaway tonight; I can't face the washing up."
WrittenThe takeaways along the high street glowed all evening, and the street smelled of frying.
UsedOrder the takeaway before seven at weekends, or you wait an hour.
ContrastA takeaway, not a restaurant. At a restaurant you sit; from a takeaway you carry the food home. restaurant →
Not thisLeftovers from your own kitchen are not a takeaway. A takeaway was bought ready.
SimplyWe have a takeaway. Nobody cooks.

Patternget / order / have a takeaway · a Chinese / Indian takeaway · takeaway food / box · takeout (American)

takeaway is a meal.

Also accepted in games: takeout, take-out