Meaning & use
takeout
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Food that is prepared at a restaurant and taken away to be eaten elsewhere.
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We ordered takeout from the Thai place instead of cooking dinner.
The apartment's kitchen was so small they mostly relied on takeout.
A note on using this word
Called 'takeaway' in British English; the same word can also function as an adjective, as in 'a takeout menu.'
Words with a similar meaning
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