takeaway
IPA: tˈeɪkʌweɪ
noun
- (chiefly UK, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
- (chiefly UK, Australia and New Zealand) A meal which has been purchased and has been carefully packaged as to be taken and consumed elsewhere.
- (golf) The preliminary part of a golfer′s swing when the club is brought back away from the ball.
- (US) A concession made by a labor union in the course of negotiations.
- (frequently in the plural) An idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider.
adjective
- (chiefly UK, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.
take away
IPA: tˈeɪkʌwˈeɪ
noun
- Misspelling of takeaway. [(chiefly UK, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.]
verb
- To remove something and put it in a different place.
- To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
- To remove a person, usually a family member or other close friend or acquaintance, by kidnapping or killing the person.
- To subtract or diminish something.
- To leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.
- (of a person) To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.
- (of a person) To prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.
take-away
IPA: tˈeɪkʌweɪ
noun
- A conclusion, idea or lesson learned at some event for future use.
- (chiefly UK, Australia and New Zealand) A take-out restaurant, or food from such restaurant.
adjective
- of, or relating to food intended to be eaten off the premises
Examples of "takeaway" in Sentences
Examples of "take-away" in Sentences
- I think the main 'take-away' was that Cities Matter.
- It's usually helpful to get some specific "take-away" in terms of planning.
- Palin went on to share what appeared to be a take-away point for her following the incident.
- Appreciative audienceThere did seem to be some take-away moments for several recent visitors who packed the exhibit.
- The essential take-away: When he runs onto the playing surface at Lincoln Financial Field, he doesn't know how he'll be received, and he doesn't know how he'll feel.
- The disturbing take-away is that we no longer have Rule of Law in this country and the country is still so powerful that it can crush its citizens all over the world.
- Only problemis that the little darlings just use snow as yet another weapon, endlessly hurling it at vulnerable peoples windows, pelting the bloke in the take-away and generally beinga pain in the arse.
- That your take-away from my post is that I believe the tunnel is "equivalent" to terrorism, and that those who oppose the tunnel support George Bush seriously brings into question your ability to measure the credibility of anybody's post.