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takeaway

/ˈteɪkəweɪ/noun3 syllables

Takeaway means: prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises.

Synonyms for takeaway10

noun, as in prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises

takeout, takeout food

also used for takeaway

carry out, to go, takeaways, grab and go, carryout, food-to-go, packed meal, sound bite

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What does takeaway mean?3

noun

1

prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises“in England they call takeout food ‘takeaway’”

2

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

3

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with takeaway?1

three syllables

breakaway
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Takeaway in a sentence

  • There's a nice takeaway on the corner over there.sundown
  • I know this guy that lives off takeaways.saeb
  • Should I ring for a takeaway now or when we get home?sundown
  • Tom had to eat outside the takeaway because all the stand-up tables inside were being used.sundown

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Forms of takeaway

as a noun

plural
takeaways