Word
takeout
Phoneticstake·out
US/ˈteɪˌkaʊt/
UK/tˈeɪkaʊt/
Definition
n. food that you order from a restaurant and have delivered to your home or office. You usually pay for it when you get it.
n. food ordered from a restaurant for delivery to a customer's location. Often used in the plural form to refer to the total amount of food ordered.
Examples
“I ordered some Chinese takeout for dinner.”
“The office staff usually orders a large amount of pizza takeout on Fridays to share during the afternoon.”
“While some prefer the convenience of home-cooked meals, others find that the variety and quality of restaurant takeout justify the expense of frequent deliveries.”
Examples
simple
“I ordered some Chinese takeout for dinner.”
contextual
“The office staff usually orders a large amount of pizza takeout on Fridays to share during the afternoon.”
complex
“While some prefer the convenience of home-cooked meals, others find that the variety and quality of restaurant takeout justify the expense of frequent deliveries.”
Etymology
Deverbal from take out.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Domain
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englishreference.com/q/takeout