takeout

adjective take-out

1. Canada, US, not comparable (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.

   Similar: takeaway, carryout, to go, takeaways, grab and go

noun takeouts · take-out

1. Canada, Philippines, US, countable, uncountable Food purchased from a takeaway.
2. Canada, US, countable, informal, rare Synonym of takeaway (“a restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere”). Have you strolled around King and James lately? McDonald’s, occupying the most prominent location, is flanked by a series of discos, take-outs, coffee shops and doughnuterias—an altogether unappetizing looking collection.

   Similar: takeaway

3. countable A stone that hits another stone, removing it from play, a takeout shot.
4. countable A double of an opponent's bid, intended to invite one's partner to compete in the auction, rather than to penalise one's opponents.
5. countable A detailed news segment. Takeouts on important running topics in the news are one way to add a valuable dimension to the evening news. One consequence, however, has been that there are fewer minutes available on the broadcast for hard news out of Washington.
6. countable A designated point for canoes, rafts, etc. to be removed from the water after use. My favorite is being met at a takeout (near where the fundamentalist Mormons, polygamists,^([sic]) have their compound/school/armory by a guy with a shotgun under his arm and a barely-restrained dog on a leash[)]. "What're you boys doin' on my land?" "We really didn't know it was your land, sir, it

Similar: carryout, takeaway