Definition of TAKEOUT

takeout

Meanings

Plural: takeouts

Noun

  • prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises
    • "in England they call takeout food `takeaway'"
  • (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit
  • Food purchased from a takeaway.
  • A stone that hits another stone, removing it from play, a takeout shot.
  • A double of an opponent's bid, intended to invite one's partner to compete in the auction, rather than to penalise one's opponents.
  • A detailed news segment.

Adjective Satellite

  • of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises
    • "takeout pizza"
    • "the takeout counter"

Adj

  • (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.

Origin / Etymology

Deverbal from take out.

Synonyms

carryout, grab and go, take-away, takeaway, takeaways, takeout food, to go

Scrabble Score: 11

takeout is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
takeout is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
takeout is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

takeout is a valid Words With Friends word