takeout

noun/ˈteɪkaʊt/

Frequency rank: #13,853 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

food prepared by a restaurant and taken away to be eaten elsewhere.

Illustration for the English word “takeout”

Example sentence

She decided to order takeout from her favorite Chinese restaurant instead of cooking at home.

Synonyms & related words

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