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takeaway

UK/ˈteɪkəweɪ/

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Australia/ˈtæɪkəwæɪ/

takeaway adjective: (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.

takeaway: (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought
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Adjective

takeaway (not comparable)

  1. (Commonwealth, Hong-Kong, Ireland, Philippines, UK, sometimes) (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.
    • I couldn't be bothered to cook, so I bought a takeaway curry.

Noun

takeaway (plural takeaways)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, UK) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
    • If you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner.
    • The wonderful, and deeply filling, world of Dutch broodjes (sandwiches) has its greatest champion in this takeaway, one of the very few that still features proper homemade meat and fish salads in your bun, rather than the almost ubiquitous factory prepared product that′s taken over the sandwich...2005, Amsterdam, Time Out, page 129
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) A meal which has been purchased and has been carefully packaged as to be taken and consumed elsewhere.
    • I fancy an Indian takeaway tonight.
    • Good Italian cuisine & friendly service. Also does takeaways, including pizza.2008, Annalisa Rellie, Tricia Hayne, Turks & Caicos Islands, Bradt Travel Guides, page 99
  3. The preliminary part of a golfer′s swing when the club is brought back away from the ball.
    • One drill to help you work on the long, low takeaway is to place a tee, a coin, or even another ball just beyond your back foot (whatever you choose should be slightly inside your toe to promote a slightly inside swing path).2001, David Chmiel, Kevin Morris, Golf Past 50, page 40
    • Make sure your hands and shoulders work together during the takeaway.2005, Paul G. Schempp, Peter Mattsson, Golf: Steps To Success, page 55
  4. (US) A concession made by a labor union in the course of negotiations.
  5. (idiomatic, informal, frequently in the plural) An idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider.
    • For example, one of the big takeaways for myself (even though I know better) is when I don′t review my goals daily I get sucked into what′s currently happening and easily get distracted from what′s most important.2008, Carol A. E. Bentley, Beat The Recession: Proven Marketing Tactics, volume 1, page 363
    • A strength of this book is Qualman′s ability to take complex issues and break them into easily digestible takeaways through the use of real world examples and analogies.2010, Scott Monty, Foreword, Erik Qualman, Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business, page xvi
    Synonyms:
    sound bite

takeaway meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu and Kannada

takeaway in Hindi

टेकअवे

takeaway in Marathi

टेकअवे

takeaway in Telugu

టేక్అవే

takeaway in Kannada

ಟೇಕ್ಅವೇ, ಟೇಕ್ ಅವೇ, ಟೇಕ್ವೇ
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takeaway in Punjabi
ਟੇਕਅਵੇ, ਟੇਕਅਵੇਅ
takeaway in Gujarati
ટેકઅવે
takeaway in Nepali
टेकअवे

Examples of takeaway in a sentence

  • Some of the cheapest places to eat in Kampala are the ubiquitous takeaways that dot the city centre.2006, Mary Fitzpatrick, Tom Parkinson, Nick Ray, East Africa, Lonely Planet, page 479:
  • Tiger Woods, like other golfing greats, employs a smooth, evenly paced takeaway action.2007, John Andrisani, Golfweek′s 101 Winning Golf Tips, unnumbered page:

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Synonyms of takeaway

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of takeaway

Forms of takeaway

Adjective
alternative formtake-away
Noun
pluraltakeaways

Plural of takeaway: takeaways

Origin of takeaway

Deverbal from take away.

Words formed from takeaway

Questions about takeaway

What does takeaway mean?
Takeaway means (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.
What is takeaway in Hindi?
Takeaway in Hindi is टेकअवे. See Takeaway meaning in Hindi.
How do you use takeaway in a sentence?
Some of the cheapest places to eat in Kampala are the ubiquitous takeaways that dot the city centre.
What part of speech is takeaway?
Takeaway can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce takeaway?
Takeaway is pronounced /ˈteɪkəweɪ/ (UK).

Words near takeaway in the dictionary

  1. take-under
  2. take-unders
  3. take-up
  4. take-ups
  5. takeable
  6. takeaway
  7. takeaways
  8. takeback
  9. takebacks
  10. taked
  11. Takeda

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: takeaway (page history and authors); takeaway (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); takeaway (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); takeaway (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); takeaway (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); takeaway (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); takeaway (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); takeaway (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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