eat-in

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adjectiveeat-in (not comparable)

not comparableDesigned for dining in as well as food preparation.
Add an appealing small house — but bigger than it looks — with its bookshelved study, sunny panelled living room, chair-railed dining room, and large eat-in country kitchen.
1967 November 9, K[arl] M. Light Real Estate, “Tiger’s Lair!”, in Town Topics, Princeton, N.J., →OCLC, page 21, column 5
not comparableFeaturing seating to allow patrons to stay and eat their food on site.
not comparableEaten on the premises at which it is bought.
Would you prefer an eat-in meal or just a takeaway?
Synonyms: for here, have here · Antonyms: takeaway, takeout

adjectiveEaten on the premises at which it is bought.

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