takeaway
or take-a·way
something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
conclusions, impressions, or action points resulting from a meeting, discussion, roundtable, or the like: The takeaway was that we had to do a lot more work on the proposal before it could be shown to the governing board.
Chiefly British.
a takeout restaurant: Let's pick something up at the Indian takeaway.
food from a takeout restaurant: I get Chinese takeaway at least once a week.
Sports.
(in hockey and football) the act of getting the puck or ball away from the team on the offense: The problem with most hockey statistics is they are not very consistent in how they determine takeaways and giveaways.
(in golf) a backswing: I got him a video entitled “Improving the Takeaway in Your Golf Swing” for his birthday.
of or relating to what is or can be taken away: a list of takeaway proposals presented by management.
Chiefly British. takeout (def. 7).
Origin of takeaway
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How to use takeaway in a sentence
But you cannot take away my identity as a transgendered person.
A Quorum For Change: The Fight For Global LGBT Equality | Justin Jones | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“You can cut my hair, you can bald me, you can strip me naked and take away my dignity,” she said.
A Quorum For Change: The Fight For Global LGBT Equality | Justin Jones | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen [lawmakers] looked at it holistically, did they want to take away equipment and technology from front-line security?
SWAT Lobby Shoots to Kill Police Reform After Ferguson | Tim Mak | December 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd know this: No politician is going to take away your fear and anxiety.
Ebola, ISIS, the Border: So Much to Fear, So Little Time! | Gene Robinson | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou take away Scotland, you take a major base of Labour strength.
And I will turn my hand to thee, and I will clean purge away thy dross, and I will take away all thy tin.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousI will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be wasted: I will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousNeutral passenger-steamers were allowed to take away refugees other than Spanish subjects.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanTake away from me the way, turn away the path from me, let the Holy One of Israel cease from before us.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousI cannot believe that anything serious could have happened to—to take away its character.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon Blackwood
British Dictionary definitions for take away
to deduct; subtract: take away four from nine to leave five
minus: nine take away four is five
sold for consumption away from the premises on which it is prepared: a takeaway meal
preparing and selling food for consumption away from the premises: a takeaway Indian restaurant
a shop or restaurant that sells such food: let's go to the Chinese takeaway
a meal bought at such a shop or restaurant: we'll have a Chinese takeaway tonight to save cooking
- Also (for senses 3–6): (Scot) carry-out, (US and Canadian) takeout
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