takeout

Or take-out

[teyk-out]

noun

1. the act or fact of taking out.

2. something made to be taken out, especially food prepared in a store or restaurant to be carried out for consumption elsewhere.

3. Informal.,  a store, restaurant, or counter specializing in preparing food meant to be carried out for consumption elsewhere.

4. a section, as of a magazine, that may be removed intact, usually consisting of a story, article, or set of illustrations.

5. Also called takeout loan,. Also called takedown. Also called takeout mortgage. Finance.,  a long-term real-estate mortgage arranged for a building the construction of which is financed by an interim short-term loan construction loan.

6. Cards.

   1. Bridge.,  a bid in a suit or denomination different from the one bid by one's partner.

   2. Poker.,  the minimum with which a player can begin.

adjective

1. pertaining to or supplying food and drink to be taken out and consumed elsewhere.

   the takeout window of a restaurant.

2. Also of, relating to, or providing a takeout mortgage.

   The high-rise developer has found a takeout commitment from a large insurance company.

Word History and Origins

Origin of takeout¹

First recorded in 1915–20; noun use of verb phrase take out

Example Sentences

There are no discarded once-frozen coffee drinks sweating rings onto wooden tables; no empty Styrofoam takeout containers littering kitchen counters mere inches away from the trash can.

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Historical Horse Racing machines are generally set up with an 8% takeout, the money that is kept by the operators and not returned to the bettors.

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However, for manufacturers of next-generation, “compostable” food packaging products — such as bioplastic bags, cups and takeout containers made from corn, kelp or sugarcane fibers — those federal requirements present an existential threat to their industry.

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But Aguilar said, for him, the dip in business was even worse than during the pandemic; at least then people were coming for takeout, ordering to go.

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Best pasta ever Every Sunday night, we eat takeout from Lido Pizza.

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