TAKEAWAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does takeaway mean? 

• TAKEAWAY (noun)
  The noun TAKEAWAY has 3 senses:

1. prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises

2. a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures

3. the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass)

  Familiarity information: TAKEAWAY used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAKEAWAY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

takeaway; takeout; takeout food

Context example:

in England they call takeout food 'takeaway'

Hypernyms ("takeaway" is a kind of...):

convenience food (any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heating)

Derivation:

take away (buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("takeaway" is a kind of...):

concession (a point conceded or yielded)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("takeaway" is a kind of...):

maneuver; manoeuvre; play (a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill)