takeaway

Definition of Takeaway in English :

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Noun

1. takeaway, takeout, takeout food

prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises

Example Sentences:
'in England they call takeout food takeaway''

2. takeaway

a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures

3. takeaway

the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Takeaway

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noun British

1.

a restaurant where food is ordered and made and is then taken away to be eaten at home or elsewhere

She would phone the takeaway if she hadn't had time to cook.

There wasn't a Chinese takeaway in sight.

2.

a meal ordered from such a restaurant

Let's get a takeaway and watch TV.

Let's have a Chinese takeaway tonight.

3.

an important idea or fact to be remembered, usually one arising from a meeting or discussion

I think this was my biggest takeaway from the meeting

adjective

4. British

of or relating to food which is ordered and made in a restaurant and is then taken away to be eaten at home or elsewhere

a takeaway dinner

a takeaway pizza

Takeaway

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n.

1. Sports The act or an instance of taking away the ball or puck from the team on the offensive, as by recovery of a fumbled football or by interception of a passed puck.

2. The lesson or principle that one learns from a story or event. Used with the.

3. A concession made by a labor union during contract negotiations; a giveback.

4. Chiefly British A takeout restaurant.

adj. also take-a·way (tākə-wā′)

Chiefly British Takeout.

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