Meanings
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1
noun
A main point or idea you should remember from something you read or hear.
The key takeaway from the meeting was to cut costs.
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2
noun
A meal you buy from a restaurant to eat somewhere else.
We ordered a Chinese takeaway for dinner.
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3
noun
A shop or restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
There's a good Indian takeaway near my house.
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4
adj
Describing food that is meant to be eaten away from the place where it is bought.
I picked up a takeaway coffee on my way to work.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
noun
· a main point or idea you...
sound bite
2
noun
· a meal you buy from a...
takeouttakeout food
3
noun
· a shop or restaurant that...
carryouttakeout
4
adj
· describing food that is...
takeoutto go
Word family
Forms
takeaways
Related forms
makeawaytake-awaytakeout
Etymology
Deverbal from take away.