TAKEOUT

takeout, take-away

(adjective) of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises; “takeout pizza”; “the takeout counter”; “‘take-away’ is chiefly British”

takeout

(noun) (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit

takeout, takeout food, takeaway

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the verb phrase take out.

Adjective

takeout (not comparable)

(North America) (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.

Synonyms

• (chiefly, UK, Australia and New Zealand) takeaway

Noun

takeout (countable and uncountable, plural takeouts)

(North America) Food purchased from a takeaway.

(curling) A stone that hits another stone, removing it from play.

(bridge) A double of an opponent's bid, intended to invite one's partner to compete in the auction, rather than to penalise one's opponents.

(television) A detailed news segment.

Synonyms

• (food) carryout (US)

• (food) takeaway

Anagrams

• outtake

Source: Wiktionary



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