takeaway
noun [C] /ˈteɪk.ə.weɪ/ UK (US takeout)Definition
B1 a meal cooked and bought at a shop or restaurant but taken somewhere else, often home, to be eaten, or the shop or restaurant itself: a Chinese takeawayMeals and parts of meals
(Definition of takeaway noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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