What does Takeaway mean?

Definitions for Takeaway
ˈteɪk əˌweɪtake·away

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. takeout, takeout food, takeawaynoun

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

    "in England they call takeout food `takeaway'"

  2. takeawaynoun

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

  3. takeawaynoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. takeawaynoun

    a restaurant that sells takeaway food

    If you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner.

  2. takeawaynoun

    a meal that was bought from a takeaway

    I fancy an Indian takeaway tonight.

  3. takeawaynoun

    a concession made by a labor union in the course of negotiations

  4. takeawaynoun

    an idea to be taken away by the listener after a talk or presentation

  5. takeawayadjective

    to be eaten off the premises

Wikipedia

  1. takeaway

    A take-out or takeout (U.S., Canada and the Philippines); carry-out or to-go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. and Canada); takeaway (England, Wales, Australia, Lebanon, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and occasionally in North America); takeaways (India, New Zealand); grab-n-go; and parcel (Bangladesh, Pakistan) is a prepared meal or other food items, purchased at a restaurant or fast food outlet with the intent to eat elsewhere. A concept found in many ancient cultures, take-out food is common worldwide, with a number of different cuisines and dishes on offer.

ChatGPT

  1. takeaway

    Takeaway generally refers to a key point, idea, or lesson that is to be learned or understood from something, such as an event, experience, discussion, or book. It highlights the most important or central aspect. Additionally, in British English, it also refers to a restaurant or shop that sells food ready to be eaten but not on the premises, or to the food sold by such establishments.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Takeaway in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Takeaway in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Takeaway in a Sentence

  1. Patrick Wilcken:

    The big takeaway for us is that you have to look historically at this and the long process whereby states often recklessly and irresponsibly send arms to Iraq ... often in a very uncoordinated and chaotic manner.

  2. Christoph Correll:

    The main takeaway for clinicians and families is that for youth without psychiatric symptoms, alternatives to antipsychotic treatment should be tried whenever possible, when antipsychotics are used, the lowest risk agents should be used for the shortest time possible.

  3. Kevin Reed:

    What that means is not only is climate change impacting our hurricane season, but it's also impacting the most extreme storms a little bit more, so the key takeaway is that Climate Change is here, and that Climate Change's already affecting our hurricane seasons.

  4. George Ratiu:

    The main takeaway is that mortgage rates are likely to push toward 5.0 % before the end of the year, with lenders anecdotally reporting quotes around 4.75 % for the 30-year fixed rate.

  5. Peter Cecchini:

    Markets are generally overlooking negative takeaway following this weekend's G-7 meeting.

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