Takeaway — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈeɪkəwˌeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈeɪkəwˌeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈeɪkəwˌeɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈeɪkəwˌeɪ/.

Examples

in England they call takeout food `takeaway'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

takeout food takeout

Parts of Speech

noun	prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises “in England they call takeout food `takeaway'”
noun	a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures
noun	the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass)

Word Forms

take out	verb	buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
take away	verb	buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wegbringen

zubereitete Speisen, die zum Verzehr außerhalb des Betriebsgeländes bestimmt sind

🇫🇷French

emporter

aliments préparés destinés à être consommés à l'extérieur des locaux

🇪🇸Spanish

llevar

Alimentos preparados destinados a ser consumidos fuera de las instalaciones.

🇮🇹Italian

porta via

alimenti preparati destinati ad essere consumati fuori dai locali

🇳🇱Dutch

afhaalmaaltijd

bereid voedsel dat bedoeld is om buiten het terrein te worden gegeten

🇵🇹Portuguese

remover

alimentos preparados que se destinam a ser consumidos fora das instalações

🇷🇺Russian

еда на вынос

приготовленная еда, предназначенная для употребления вне помещения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ले लेना

तैयार भोजन जिसे परिसर से बाहर खाया जाना है

🇧🇩Bengali

টেকঅ্যাওয়ে

প্রস্তুত খাবার যা প্রাঙ্গনের বাইরে খাওয়ার উদ্দেশ্যে

🇮🇳Tamil

எடுத்துச் செல்லுதல்

வளாகத்திற்கு வெளியே சாப்பிடும் வகையில் தயாரிக்கப்பட்ட உணவு

🇮🇳Telugu

తీసుకెళ్ళడం

ప్రాంగణంలో తినడానికి ఉద్దేశించిన ఆహారాన్ని సిద్ధం చేసింది

🇮🇳Marathi

टेकवे

तयार केलेले अन्न जे आवारात खाण्याच्या उद्देशाने आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટેકઅવે

તૈયાર ખોરાક કે જે જગ્યાની બહાર ખાવાનો હેતુ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗು

ಆವರಣದಿಂದ ಹೊರಗೆ ತಿನ್ನಲು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿರುವ ಸಿದ್ಧಪಡಿಸಿದ ಆಹಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എടുത്തുകൊണ്ടുപോകുക

പരിസരത്ത് നിന്ന് കഴിക്കാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുള്ള തയ്യാറാക്കിയ ഭക്ഷണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੈ ਜਾਓ

ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਭੋਜਨ ਜੋ ਕਿ ਇਮਾਰਤ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਖਾਧਾ ਜਾਣਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹیک وے

تیار شدہ کھانا جو احاطے سے باہر کھایا جانا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

外卖

准备在场所外食用的食品

🇯🇵Japanese

取り除く

敷地外で食べることを目的とした調理済み食品

🇰🇷Korean

테이크아웃

영업장 밖에서 먹기 위해 준비된 음식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mua mang về

thực phẩm đã chuẩn bị sẵn để ăn ngoài cơ sở

🇹🇭Thai

ซื้อกลับบ้าน

อาหารปรุงสำเร็จที่ตั้งใจจะรับประทานนอกสถานที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

membawa pergi

makanan siap saji yang dimaksudkan untuk dimakan di luar lokasi

🇲🇾Malay

bawa pulang

makanan yang disediakan yang bertujuan untuk dimakan di luar premis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الوجبات الجاهزة

الطعام الجاهز المخصص لتناوله خارج المبنى

🇮🇷Persian

غذای آماده

غذای آماده ای که قرار است خارج از محل خورده شود

🇹🇷Turkish

götürmek

tesis dışında yenmesi amaçlanan hazır yiyecekler

🇮🇱Hebrew

טייק אווי

אוכל מוכן שמיועד לאכילה מחוץ לשטח

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What is the primary definition of the word 'takeaway'?

The primary meaning of 'takeaway' is 'prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises'.

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Using 'takeaway' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'takeaway' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'takeaway' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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