Meanings
plural takeaways · alternative take-away
- AustraliaNew ZealandSouth AfricaUKA restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
If you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner.
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2005, Amsterdam, Time Out, page 129, The wonderful, and deeply filling, world of Dutch broodjes (sandwiches) has its greatest champion in this takeaway, one of the very few that still features proper homemade meat and fish salads in your bun, rather than the almost ubiquitous factory prepared product that′s taken over the sandwich market.
Some of the cheapest places to eat in Kampala are the ubiquitous takeaways that dot the city centre.
2006, Mary Fitzpatrick, Tom Parkinson, Nick Ray, East Africa, Lonely Planet, page 479Synonyms: carryout, takeout, food-to-go, carryout, takeout, packed meal
- AustraliaNew ZealandUKA meal which has been purchased and has been carefully packaged as to be taken and consumed elsewhere.
I fancy an Indian takeaway tonight.
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Good Italian cuisine & friendly service. Also does takeaways, including pizza.
2008, Annalisa Rellie, Tricia Hayne, Turks & Caicos Islands, Bradt Travel Guides, page 992008, The Complete Residents′ Guide: Los Angeles, Explorer Publishing, page 315, Pizza and Thai food are popular delivery and takeaway choices, but there are a number of options.
- golfThe preliminary part of a golfer′s swing when the club is brought back away from the ball.
Make sure your hands and shoulders work together during the takeaway.
2005, Paul G. Schempp, Peter Mattsson, Golf: Steps To Success, page 552 more examples
One drill to help you work on the long, low takeaway is to place a tee, a coin, or even another ball just beyond your back foot (whatever you choose should be slightly inside your toe to promote a slightly inside swing path).
2001, David Chmiel, Kevin Morris, Golf Past 50, page 40Tiger Woods, like other golfing greats, employs a smooth, evenly paced takeaway action.
2007, John Andrisani, Golfweek′s 101 Winning Golf Tips, unnumbered page - USA concession made by a labor union in the course of negotiations.
- idiomaticinformalfrequently in the pluralAn idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider.
2010, Scott Monty, Foreword, Erik Qualman, Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business, page xvi, A strength of this book is Qualman′s ability to take complex issues and break them into easily digestible takeaways through the use of real world examples and analogies.
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For example, one of the big takeaways for myself (even though I know better) is when I don′t review my goals daily I get sucked into what′s currently happening and easily get distracted from what′s most important.
2008, Carol A. E. Bentley, Beat The Recession: Proven Marketing Tactics, volume 1, page 363Synonyms: sound bite
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.
nounA restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
nounAn idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Deverbal from take away.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 收穫 /收获
- 收穫 /收获 (shōuhuò)an idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
Czech jídlo s sebou
- jídlo s seboumeal bought to be eaten elsewhere
Dutch afhaalmaaltijd
- afhaalmaaltijdmeal bought to be eaten elsewhere
French plat à emporter
- plat à emportermeal bought to be eaten elsewhere
German Gaststätte mit Außer-Haus-Verkauf, Restaurant mit Essen zum Mitnehmen
- Gaststätte mit Außer-Haus-Verkaufrestaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere
- Restaurant mit Essen zum Mitnehmenrestaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere
- Abholrestaurantrestaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere
- Imbissrestaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere
- Essen zum Mitnehmenmeal bought to be eaten elsewhere
- Mitnehmspeisemeal bought to be eaten elsewhere
- Abholspeisemeal bought to be eaten elsewhere
- Mitnahmegerichtmeal bought to be eaten elsewhere
- (lehrreiche) Erkenntnisan idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
- Erkenntnisgewinnan idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
- Schlussfolgerungan idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
- Punktan idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
Hebrew טֵיְיק אֶוֶוי, אֲרוּחַת קַח וָלֵךְ
- טֵיְיק אֶוֶוי (takeaway)meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
- אֲרוּחַת קַח וָלֵךְmeal bought to be eaten elsewhere
- קח ולך (kakh valékh)meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
Hungarian elvitelre árusító étterem, elvitelre árult étel
- elvitelre árusító étteremrestaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere
- elvitelre árult ételmeal bought to be eaten elsewhere
- tanulságan idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
- kulcsgondolatan idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
- fő gondolatan idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
- lényegan idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
Italian da asporto, da portare via
- da asportomeal bought to be eaten elsewhere
- da portare viameal bought to be eaten elsewhere
- moralean idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
- succoan idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
- puntoan idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
Māori ō-rangaranga
- ō-rangarangameal bought to be eaten elsewhere
Spanish restaurante de manducatoria para recoger, jama para llevar
- restaurante de manducatoria para recogerrestaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere
- jama para llevarmeal bought to be eaten elsewhere
- moralejaan idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
- idea principalan idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
- mensaje fundamentalan idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
- punto clavean idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
Welsh cludfwyd
- cludfwydmeal bought to be eaten elsewhere
Cite this entry
takeaway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/takeaway
“takeaway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/takeaway. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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