Standard Lemma guide

takeaway

adj · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈteɪkəweɪ/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈtæɪkəwæɪ/
  • Queensland Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: T EY1 K AH0 W EY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Commonwealth, Hong-Kong, Ireland, Philippines, UK, not-comparable, sometimes

Examples

  • I couldn't be bothered to cook, so I bought a takeaway curry.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: takeout, carry out, to go, takeaways, grab and go

Antonyms: eat-in, for here, have here

2

noun

Meaning 2

A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A meal which has been purchased and has been carefully packaged as to be taken and consumed elsewhere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, UK

Examples

  • I fancy an Indian takeaway tonight.
  • 2008, 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The preliminary part of a golfer′s swing when the club is brought back away from the ball.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

An idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

Qualifier: frequently in the plural

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: maneuver, manoeuvre, play

8

noun

Meaning 8

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: concession

9

noun

Meaning 9

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • in England they call takeout food `takeaway'

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: takeout, takeout food

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: convenience food

History

Etymology

Deverbal from take away.

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: տանելու համար — restaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere
  • Amharic: վերցնելու համար — restaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere
  • Georgian: წასაღებად (c̣asaɣebad) — restaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere
  • German: Gaststätte mit Außer-Haus-Verkauf — restaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere
  • German: Restaurant mit Essen zum Mitnehmen — restaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere
  • German: Abholrestaurant — restaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere
  • German: Imbiss — restaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere
  • Hungarian: elvitelre árusító étterem — restaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere
  • Spanish: restaurante de manducatoria para recoger — restaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere
  • Czech: jídlo s sebou — meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
  • Dutch: afhaalmaaltijd — meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
  • French: plat à emporter — meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
  • Galician: comida para levar — meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
  • Georgian: წასაღებად (c̣asaɣebad) — meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
  • German: Essen zum Mitnehmen — meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
  • German: Mitnehmspeise — meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
  • German: Abholspeise — meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
  • German: Mitnahmegericht — meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
  • Hebrew: טֵיְיק אֶוֶוי (takeaway) — meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
  • Hebrew: אֲרוּחַת קַח וָלֵךְ — meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
  • Hebrew: קח ולך (kakh valékh) — meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
  • Hungarian: elvitelre árult étel — meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
  • Italian: da asporto — meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
  • Italian: da portare via — meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
  • Māori: ō-rangaranga — meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
  • Spanish: jama para llevar — meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
  • Welsh: cludfwyd — meal bought to be eaten elsewhere
  • Chinese Mandarin: 收穫 /收获 (shōuhuò) — an idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
  • German: (lehrreiche) Erkenntnis — an idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
  • German: Erkenntnisgewinn — an idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
  • German: Schlussfolgerung — an idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
  • German: Punkt — an idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
  • German: gewonnene Einsicht — an idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
  • Hungarian: tanulság — an idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
  • Hungarian: kulcsgondolat — an idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
  • Hungarian: fő gondolat — an idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
  • Hungarian: lényeg — an idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
  • Italian: morale — an idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
  • Italian: succo — an idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
  • Italian: punto — an idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
  • Spanish: moraleja — an idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
  • Spanish: idea principal — an idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
  • Spanish: mensaje fundamental — an idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
  • Spanish: punto clave — an idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider
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