What does takeaway mean?

Definitions for takeaway
ˈteɪk əˌweɪtake·away

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. takeout, takeout food, takeawaynoun

    prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises

    "in England they call takeout food `takeaway'"

  2. takeawaynoun

    a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures

  3. takeawaynoun

    the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass)

Wiktionary

  1. takeawaynoun

    a restaurant that sells takeaway food

    If you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner.

  2. takeawaynoun

    a meal that was bought from a takeaway

    I fancy an Indian takeaway tonight.

  3. takeawaynoun

    a concession made by a labor union in the course of negotiations

  4. takeawaynoun

    an idea to be taken away by the listener after a talk or presentation

  5. takeawayadjective

    to be eaten off the premises

Wikipedia

  1. takeaway

    A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in North America); takeaways (India, New Zealand); grab-n-go; and parcel (Bangladesh, Pakistan) is a prepared meal or other food items, purchased at a restaurant or fast food outlet with the intent to eat elsewhere. A concept found in many ancient cultures, take-out food is common worldwide, with a number of different cuisines and dishes on offer.

ChatGPT

  1. takeaway

    Takeaway generally refers to a key point, idea, or lesson that is to be learned or understood from something, such as an event, experience, discussion, or book. It highlights the most important or central aspect. Additionally, in British English, it also refers to a restaurant or shop that sells food ready to be eaten but not on the premises, or to the food sold by such establishments.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of takeaway in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of takeaway in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of takeaway in a Sentence

  1. Brian Walker:

    It's got a maturing audience, it's an educated audience, it's an audience that is very conversant with cafe culture, the urbanisation of food, takeaway, home delivery and it's one in which service has always been a cornerstone, and because of its isolation, McDonald's are able to measure its performance.

  2. Jenny Radesky:

    The biggest takeaway for parents is that sleep is part of self-regulation. We need to wake our brains up, and settle them back down. We need to handle fears and separation from our loved ones, for this reason, sleep is usually much harder for children with self-regulation problems in early childhood -- whether due to anxiety, early ADHD, sensory integration challenges, trauma or lots of other developmental differences that may not rise to the level of a diagnostic label.

  3. Phil Dalton:

    It's a niche opportunity with a limited lifetime but that's what the marketplace needs right now - more takeaway capacity.

  4. Art Markman:

    If it's an addition instead of a takeaway, you're more likely to repeat it until the action becomes an automatic habit.

  5. Roswell Police Chief Rusty Grant:

    For me the takeaway from Ferguson was that a lot of African Americans don’t trust police officers and don’t see them as I did when I was growing up, i honestly didn’t know that before.

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