takeaway

[teyk-uh-wey]

noun

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.
1. a takeout restaurant: Let's pick something up at the Indian takeaway.
2. food from a takeout restaurant: I get Chinese takeaway at least once a week.

Sports.
1. (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.
2. (in golf) a backswing: I got him a video entitled “Improving the Takeaway in Your Golf Swing” for his birthday.

adjective

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

1930–35 for earlier sense “train car for carrying logs”; 1960–65 for def 5; take + away

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

It is thought he went for the take-away after watching England qualify for next year's World Cup at a mate's house in Fulham.
Harry's Late Night Trip To Nando's
Tom Sykes
October 17, 2013
And after dinner, there was no woman too serious to enjoy a take-away carton of cakes and cookies.
Women in the World: Day One
Olivia Cole
March 13, 2010

In the commonest human face there lies more than Raphael will take-away with him.
Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
Thomas Carlyle

also take-away, 1964 (adj.), 1970 (n.), from take (v.) + away.