take-away

take-a·way

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [teyk uh-wey]
- /teɪk əˈweɪ/
- /teɪk əˈweɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [teyk uh-wey]
- /teɪk əˈweɪ/

Definitions of take-away word

noun take-away something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract. 1
noun take-away conclusions, impressions, or action points resulting from a meeting, discussion, roundtable, or the like: The takeaway was that we had to do a lot more work on the proposal before it could be shown to the governing board. 1
noun take-away Chiefly British. a takeout restaurant: Let's pick something up at the Indian takeaway. food from a takeout restaurant: I get Chinese takeaway at least once a week. 1
noun take-away Sports. (in hockey and football) the act of getting the puck or ball away from the team on the offense: The problem with most hockey statistics is they are not very consistent in how they determine takeaways and giveaways. (in golf) a backswing: I got him a video entitled “Improving the Takeaway in Your Golf Swing” for his birthday. 1
adjective take-away of or relating to what is or can be taken away: a list of takeaway proposals presented by management. 1
adjective take-away Chiefly British. takeout (def 7). 1

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Origin of take-away

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

1930-35 for earlier sense “train car for carrying logs”; 1960-65 for def 5; take + away

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Parts of speech for Take-away

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exclamation

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take-away popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% 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.