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Takeaway
/ˈteɪkəweɪ/
A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
📖 Definitions of "Takeaway"
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A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
"If you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner."
- 2
A meal bought to be eaten 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.
- 4
A concession made by a labor union in the course of negotiations.
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(Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.
"I couldn't be bothered cooking, so I bought a takeaway curry."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Takeaway"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| takeoutnoun | (Canada, US, Philippines) Food purchased from a takeaway. |
| take-awaynoun | of, or relating to food intended to be eaten off the premises |
| eat-in | (of a restaurant) Featuring seating to allow patrons to stay and eat their food on site. |
| dine-in | Eaten on the premises where one purchased it. |
| short ordernoun | (cooking) Of food, prepared and served quickly. |
| homebaked | Baked at home, or on the premises. |
| store-bought | (US) Synonym of shop-bought. |
| storeboughtnoun | Purchased from a store, rather than cooked or prepared manually. |
| shop-bought | purchased in a shop (as opposed to being home-made) |
| take-and-bakenoun | A style of pizza that is prepared, but not cooked, by a pizzeria, and sold to customers to be baked at home. |
| housemadenoun | Produced in house or by the establishment in which they are sold |
| homestylenoun | Cooked or prepared in a traditional manner as would be done at home. |
| skin-on | (cooking) Prepared without removing the skin. |
| heat-and-eat | Being a ready meal. |
| good | Of a person or an animal: |
| jootha | (India, of food, utensils, etc.) Soiled by saliva and thus not suitable for somebody else to eat from. |
| homecooked | Cooked or prepared in a traditional manner as would be done at home. |
| tandoorinoun | (of food) A dish that was cooked in a tandoor. |
| pulledverb | Of cooked meat, prepared by being torn into fine pieces. |
| tinned | Packed in a tin can; canned. |
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