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. Susan Imrie:

    The main takeaway is that the parents and babies are doing well, although we did find these subtle difference in the play task, egg donor mums and IVF mums did look more similar than different.

  2. Brandon Staley:

    I really liked the fourth quarter, it was important to us to be able to see everybody on the field. Defensively, I was very proud of the way we played down in there tight in the low red zone and getting the takeaway. That was a big highlight for us.

  3. Mitesh Patel:

    The main takeaway is that the design of the incentive is critical to its success, our study can help them [wellness programs] to design these incentives in a way that can be more effective and engage employees that have more to benefit, especially those that are obese, and to take into account that simple changes in the way we frame incentives can have a dramatic outcome in how we influence adults to change their behavior.

  4. Penn State coach James Franklin:

    THE TAKEAWAY Penn State : The mistakes proved costly. Penn State coach James Franklin will be on major clean-up duty this week after seeing three red-zone possessions end without points, three missed field goals, two interceptions, one lost fumble, a muffed punt and a fumbled kickoff return in addition to Fords late TD run and the late defensive breakdowns. Indiana : This victory is a huge step for the program. Allen know the Hoosiers need to start beating ranked teams more consistently, and this one came on a day the defense played reasonably well and the offense managed only 221 yards 19:35 of possession time. POLL IMPLICATIONS Penn State will slip in the Top 25, perhaps precipitously. The defense played well but broke down late while the offense and special teams werent anywhere near championship caliber. Its turnovers and penalties.

  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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