eat-in

Adjective

eat-in (not comparable)

1. Designed for dining in as well as food preparation.
   • Add an appealing small house — but bigger than it looks — with its bookshelved study, sunny panelled living room, chair-railed dining room, and large eat-in country kitchen.1967 November 9, K[arl] M. Light Real Estate, “Tiger’s Lair!”, in Town Topics, Princeton, N.J., →OCLC, page 21, column 5
2. Featuring seating to allow patrons to stay and eat their food on site.
3. Eaten on the premises at which it is bought.
   • Would you prefer an eat-in meal or just a takeaway?

   Synonyms:

   for here, have here

   Antonyms:

   takeaway, takeout