takeaway
(chiefly, UK, Australia, South Africa, and, New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
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Woo hoo I been good eating healthy and doing my exercises and going for walks and going on my exercise bike so tonight my dad is treating me to a takeaway yay 😁
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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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— Bluesky· May 2026“A viral Catholic meetup is filling NYC churches with young adults. The takeaway for leaders isn’t what you think. 🧵”
— Bluesky· May 2026“yeah my takeaway is "they have to be build by dwarven princes in the heart of dying stars"”
— Bluesky· May 2026“*sends email to Saturday night Takeaway”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Also I am so excited for it to all be over, I am going to get a cab home and a takeaway and I am going to eat many delicious chips”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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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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(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.
"takeaway" means: (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"takeaway" means: (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (UK) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“📌 Can US‑Iran détente revive crypto? What Happened: Axios says a US‑Iran MoU is close; oil down 6%, Nasdaq My Take: Look for clear volume lift above $82k and Fear & Greed Practical Takeaway: Still a geopolitics‑driven bump; need volume and Reference: CoinDesk”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I’ve just done a 10-15min litter pick on #CheshamStreet #Keighley Takeaway rubbish is the common blight on our streets, though this time lots of this has blown from surrounding business’s yards.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Woo hoo I been good eating healthy and doing my exercises and going for walks and going on my exercise bike so tonight my dad is treating me to a takeaway yay 😁”
— Bluesky· May 2026“📌 Is Binance’s withdrawal lock a genuine safety net or just What Happened: Binance added a 1‑7 day lock to prevent forced My Take: It’s a direct response to physical duress. Practical Takeaway: Frequent travelers can use the lock as a buffer in Reference: CoinDesk”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Warrington Chinese takeaway hit with shocking one-star food hygiene rating”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(idiomatic) Of, or relating to food or drink intended to be consumed off the premises.
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