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want-away

UK/ˈwɒnt.ə.weɪ/

want-away adjective: who wants to move to another club.

Adjective

want-away

  1. (usually an association footballer) Who wants to move to another club.
    • I understand the club could well be close to making the crunch decision on whether to agree to his demands and put Le Saux up for sale, or to hold him to his contract.1997 July 28, “ROVERS: Hodgson leaves door open for want-away star”, in Lancashire Evening Telegraph
    • The 20-year-old has decided against extending his stay past the end of the season when his current contract expires, despite a 'sizeable' offer...2005 January 13, Peter Went, “Dowie backs 'want-away' star”, in Financial Times, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2013
  2. (broadly) Seeking to move its workplace to another location.
    • BARPLATS, a junior platinum company, is the latest in a string of South African mining companies seeking offshore listings in order to finance operations in the country.2005 September 10, David Mckay, “South Africa's ‘want-aways’ seeking cash”, in Miningmx, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2008

Noun

want-away (plural want-aways)

  1. A want-away person or organisation.
    • The two most impressive players on the pitch scored all the goals and want to be somewhere else, despite being loved by the clubs for whom they play.2008 July 1, Alyson Rudd, “Impressive displays from two wantaways”, in The Times

Forms of want-away

Adjective
alternative formwantaway
Noun
pluralwant-aways

Origin of want-away

Nominalization of the verb to want away.

Words that rhyme with want-away

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Questions about want-away

What does want-away mean?
Want-away means who wants to move to another club.
What part of speech is want-away?
Want-away can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce want-away?
Want-away is pronounced /ˈwɒnt.ə.weɪ/ (UK).

Words near want-away in the dictionary

  1. want someone's nachos
  2. want to
  3. want to bet
  4. want to know
  5. want'cha
  6. want-away
  7. want-aways
  8. want-to
  9. want-to-be
  10. want-to-bes
  11. wanta

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