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carryout

carryout noun: food that is intended to be eaten off the premises from which it is bought.

Noun

carryout (countable and uncountable, plural carryouts)

  1. (Scotland) Food that is intended to be eaten off the premises from which it is bought.
    Synonyms:
    takeaway, takeout
  2. (Scotland) An establishment that prepares and sells food to be taken away on demand.
    Synonyms:
    takeaway

Synonyms of carryout

Forms of carryout

pluralcarryouts
alternative formcarry-out

Origin of carryout

Deverbal from carry out.

Questions about carryout

What does carryout mean?
Carryout means food that is intended to be eaten off the premises from which it is bought.
What part of speech is carryout?
Carryout is a noun.
What is the plural of carryout?
The plural of carryout is carryouts.

Words near carryout in the dictionary

  1. carryings
  2. carryings-on
  3. carryless
  4. carryon
  5. carryons
  6. carryout
  7. carryouts
  8. carryover
  9. carryovers
  10. Carrys
  11. carrytale

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