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
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