takeaways

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.

   Synonyms:

   carryout, takeout, food-to-go, packed meal

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.
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
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

   Synonyms:

   sound bite

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