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In some senses, takeaway is marked as informal, UK, US, idiomatic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
all, hungry, nice, outside, primary
VERB + TAKEAWAY
bought, eat, get, let's, order, ring
TAKEAWAY + NOUN
corner, curry
PREP.
around, from, in, on
adj
(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
A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
If you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner.
2005, Amsterdam, Time Out, page 129, 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 market.
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.
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).
Make sure your hands and shoulders work together during the takeaway.
A concession made by a labor union in the course of negotiations.
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.
2010, Scott Monty, Foreword, Erik Qualman, Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business, page xvi, 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.
noun — prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premis
I couldn't be bothered to cook, so I bought a takeaway curry.
WiktionaryIf you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner.
Wiktionary2005, Amsterdam, Time Out, page 129, 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
WiktionarySome of the cheapest places to eat in Kampala are the ubiquitous takeaways that dot the city centre.
Wiktionary"Will you be eating in?" "No, I'll have it takeaway."
Tatoeba · #4645008The primary takeaway from the past 250 years of recorded American history is that Presidents are not kings.
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In some senses, takeaway is marked as informal, UK, US, idiomatic. Watch for register when choosing this word.