take away

/ˈteɪk əˌweɪ/
adjective
  1. 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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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