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takeout

2.0

Food or drink meant to be eaten somewhere else

adjective
/ˈteɪkaʊt/

: para llevar

The restaurant has a great selection of takeout options for busy families.

Examples

I was wondering if I could buy like big takeout boxes from you guys, Like just the white boxes.
It feels like being an empty soda can that isn't even going to get recycled, or an empty takeout container.
And you know what I love a deal that works for takeout and delivery.
Now this first one, when you think about Chinese takeout, you don't necessarily think pie.
We ordered takeout for dinner so we could eat at home while watching a movie.
After a long day, nothing beats enjoying takeout from my favorite restaurant.

Synonyms

take-away

vstakeout

1 2.3

Food prepared to be eaten somewhere else, not in the shop

is written without a hyphen in its more common form

grab and go

vstakeout

1 3.7

Food or drinks you buy to eat quickly away from a shop

is intended for eating elsewhere but not necessarily for immediate consumption

Antonyms

to dine in

3 3.0

To eat a meal at home instead of going to a restaurant

Compounds

takeout food

3 1.4

Food made by a restaurant or shop to eat somewhere else

Surface Forms

takeout positive

Morphology

takeout = take (transparent) = out + take

The meaning of food meant to be eaten elsewhere follows straightforwardly from the combination of 'take' and 'out'. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Takeout as an adjective comes from the phrase take out, meaning 'to carry away'. It describes food or drink that is meant to be taken from the place where you buy it and eaten or drunk somewhere else.