takeout

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

United States//ˈteɪkaʊt//

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

adjective

1
(Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.

Etymology

Deverbal from take out.

noun

1
Food purchased from a takeaway.
2
A stone that hits another stone, removing it from play, a takeout shot.
3
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.
4
A detailed news segment.
Takeouts on important running topics in the news are one way to add a valuable dimension to the evening news. One consequence, however, has been that there are fewer minutes available on the broadcast for hard news out of Washington.

Forms

plural: takeouts

Takeda · A surname from Japanese.taken · Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.takeoff · A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an…

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

takeover · The purchase of one company by another; a merger without the…takin · A goat-antelope, of species Budorcas taxicolor.Takin · A barangay of Burauen, Leyte, Philippines.

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