carry-out

car·ry-out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kar-ee out]
- /ˈkær i aʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kar-ee out]
- /ˈkær i aʊt/

Definition of carry-out word

noun carry-out food: take-away 1

Just one definition for carry-out

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Origin of carry-out

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

1965-70, Americanism; adj. use of verb phrase carry out

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Parts of speech for Carry-out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Carry-out

carry-out popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.