What does "takeaway" mean?

A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.

What is a synonym for "takeaway"?

Common synonyms include: takeout, carryout, carry out, carryout, food-to-go, go.

//ˈteɪkəweɪ// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere. Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK
"If you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner."
2
the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass) wordnet
3
A meal which has been purchased and has been carefully packaged as to be taken and consumed elsewhere. Australia, New-Zealand, UK
"I fancy an Indian takeaway tonight."
4
a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures wordnet
5
The preliminary part of a golfer′s swing when the club is brought back away from the ball.
"One drill to help you work on the long, low takeaway is to place a tee, a coin, or even another ball just beyond your back foot (whatever you choose should be slightly inside your toe to promote a slightly inside swing path)."

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6
prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises wordnet
7
A concession made by a labor union in the course of negotiations. US
8
An idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider. idiomatic, informal
"For example, one of the big takeaways for myself (even though I know better) is when I don′t review my goals daily I get sucked into what′s currently happening and easily get distracted from what′s most important."

Adjective

1
(Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought. Commonwealth, Hong-Kong, Ireland, Philippines, UK, not-comparable, sometimes
"I couldn't be bothered to cook, so I bought a takeaway curry."