takeout

== English == === Alternative forms === take-out === Etymology === Deverbal from take out. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈteɪkaʊt/ === Adjective === takeout (not comparable) (Canada, US) (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought. ==== Synonyms ==== takeaway (chiefly Britain, Australia and New Zealand) carryout, to go (Scotland and some dialects in the U.S. & Canada) takeaways (New Zealand) grab and go ==== Translations ==== === Noun === takeout (countable and uncountable, plural takeouts) (Canada, US, Philippines) Food purchased from a takeaway. (curling) A stone that hits another stone, removing it from play, a takeout shot. (bridge) 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. (television) A detailed news segment. 1994, Penn Kimball, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Downsizing the news: network cutbacks in the nation's capital (page 19) 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. ==== Synonyms ==== (food) carryout (US) (food) takeaway ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: テイクアウト (teikuauto), テークアウト (tēkuauto) → Korean: 테이크아웃 (teikeuaut) ==== Translations ==== === See also === outtake take out === Anagrams === outtake