takeout
/ˈteɪkaʊt/
adjective
- Relating to food that is bought from a restaurant to be eaten elsewhere.
- She grabbed a takeout menu from the stack by the door.
- The restaurant has a separate takeout counter for quick service.
- Please put the takeout containers in the recycling bin.
noun
- Food that is prepared and sold by a restaurant to be eaten elsewhere, usually at home.
- After a long day at work, she picked up some takeout from the new Italian place.
- The fridge is empty, so let's get takeout tonight.
- We ordered Chinese takeout for dinner because nobody wanted to cook.
- The act of buying food from a restaurant to eat elsewhere.
- Many restaurants now offer online ordering for takeout.
- Takeout is a popular option for busy families on weeknights.
- During the pandemic, takeout became the main way people enjoyed restaurant meals.
- In finance, a loan or investment that replaces an earlier one, or the final buyer of a loan.
- The mortgage broker found a takeout lender for the client.
- Investors are looking for a takeout of their short-term position.
- The bank arranged a takeout loan to pay off the construction debt.
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