Definition of "takeaway" in English

Adjective

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

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

Noun

1. A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.

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

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

   • I fancy an Indian takeaway tonight.

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

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

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