B1nouninformalfood
US/ˈteɪk.aʊt/
UK/ˈteɪk.aʊt/
cooked food you buy at a restaurant to eat at home (American; British say takeaway)
In context
I'm too tired to cook, let's just get takeout tonight.
We ordered Chinese takeout and watched a movie.
Living on takeout every single night gets really expensive.
Words that go with takeout
verb + noun
- order takeoutLet's order takeout and stay in.
- get takeoutWe got takeout because the fridge was empty.
adjective + noun
- Chinese takeoutHe loves Chinese takeout on Fridays.
noun + noun
- takeout menuThere's a pile of takeout menus in the drawer.
- takeout containerWash the takeout containers before recycling them.