(chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, Hong Kong, sometimes, _, Philippines) (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.
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(chiefly, UK, Australia, South Africa, and, New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
If you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner.
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(chiefly, UK, Australia, and, New Zealand) A meal which has been purchased and has been carefully packaged as to be taken and consumed elsewhere.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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