take away
/ˈteɪk əˌweɪ/
adjective
- Describing food that is bought from a restaurant to be eaten elsewhere.
- We went to a take-away restaurant and brought the food home.
- She works at a take-away pizza place.
- I prefer take-away meals on busy weekdays.
noun
- A meal that is bought from a restaurant and eaten at home or elsewhere.
- I don't feel like cooking; let's get take-away.
- We ordered Chinese take-away for dinner last night.
- The take-away was still hot when we got home.
- A key point or lesson learned from something.
- The main take-away from the meeting was that we need to save money.
- What is your take-away from this book?
- The take-away of the speech was to always be kind.