takeout

noun take·out \ ˈtāk-ˌau̇t \

|Updated on: 21 Jun 2018

Examples: takeout in a Sentence

Definition of takeout

1 a : prepared food packaged to be consumed away from its place of sale

b : an establishment selling takeout

2 : the action or an act of taking out

3 a : something taken out or prepared to be taken out

b (1) : an article (as in a newspaper) printed on consecutive pages so as to be conveniently removed

(2) : an intensive study or report

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Examples of takeout in a Sentence

We ordered some Chinese takeout.
She works in a Chinese takeout.

Recent Examples of takeout from the Web

An island splits the falls, with a big sign directing visitors to a takeout point and footbridge to the left and the raftable falls to the right.

— chelsey lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Whitewater rafting on the Wolf River is a wild thrill," 14 June 2018
South Philly Smokhaus, a butcher counter/BBQ takeout, is looking at late July or early August.

— michael klein, Philly.com, "An early look at Irwin's, the bar/restaurant at the top of Bok," 13 June 2018
The restaurant does not do delivery, but does offer takeout.

— jamila young, Courant Community, "SAZ Jamaican Restaurant Opens," 12 June 2018
Samtaesong has continued to expand and now has about 30 outlets: Five are sit-down restaurants and the rest are takeout stands.

— thomas maresca, USA TODAY, "They're lovin' it: Meet the man who introduced the hamburger to North Korea," 11 June 2018
The entire ceremony, from start to finish, usually requires one weekend, one outfit, and two takeout deliveries.

— rachel syme, The New Republic, "How The Staircase Defined True Crime Series," 11 June 2018
YuMi’s robots also help make watches for Swiss watchmakers and box takeout dumplings in a Tokyo restaurant, said Per Vegard Nerseth, managing director of ABB’s robotics division.

— natasha khan, WSJ, "Your Next Robot Encounter: Dinner, Drinks and a Massage," 9 June 2018
In fact, there are more U.S. cities or states that have banned plastic bags and put restrictions on the use of the plastic foam material in takeout coffee cups than in Europe, Africa and South America combined.

— rick noack, Washington Post, "Sharks, cold water and ‘plastic smog’: Swimmer crosses Pacific to fight pollution," 5 June 2018
But upon closer inspection, Asian references were used throughout: leather jackets with frog clasps and Mandarin collars, rhinestone Chinese takeout bags, face masks covered in safety pins.

— emilia petrarca, The Cut, "Alexander Wang Starts Over," 4 June 2018

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First Known Use of takeout

1914

in the meaning defined at sense 2

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take-out

adjective \ ˈtāk-ˌau̇t \

Definition of take-out

: of, relating to, selling, or being food not to be consumed on the premises

take-out counter

a take-out supper

First Known Use of take-out

1941

in the meaning defined above

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take out

verb

Definition of take out

transitive verb

1 a (1) : deduct, separate

(2) : exclude, omit

(3) : withdraw, withhold

b : to find release for : vent

take out their resentments on one another
—J. W. Aldridge

c (1) : eliminate

(2) : kill, destroy

(3) : knock out

2 a : to obtain from the proper authority

take out a charter

take out a second mortgage

b : to arrange for (insurance)

3 : to take as an equivalent in another form

took the debt out in trade

4 : to overcall (a bridge partner) in a different suit

intransitive verb

: to start on a course : set out

— take it out on

: to expend anger, vexation, or frustration in harassment of

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Examples of take out in a Sentence

he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood
she'd like to take the new boy out to the movies sometime

Recent Examples of take out from the Web

Began riding on unsanctioned bush tracks at the age of 11 before taking out jockey’s license at age of 16.

— jason frakes, The Courier-Journal, "Meet the key people involved in Justify's Triple Crown run," 15 June 2018
The sophomore right-hander started for the Celtics and gave up seven runs before being taken out.

— tony baranek, Daily Southtown, "Totally Teagan: Sopczak's single in eighth inning ends wild win for Providence in 3A third-place game," 9 June 2018
The Capitals overcame a pair of home overtime losses to start the postseason in the first round against the Columbus Blue Jackets, before taking out the Penguins in round two.

— jill martin, CNN, "Stanley Cup: Alex Ovechkin, Washington end title drought," 8 June 2018
Don’t understand why peepl are so fired up about taking out Noles after 5 1/3.

— mike sielski, Philly.com, "Bryan Colangelo isn't the only Philly sports figure with a hidden Twitter history (wink, wink) | Mike Sielski," 3 June 2018
In Solo, though, Maul (played again by Ray Park) is the head of the Crimson Dawn gang who Qi'ra (Emilia Clarke) calls after taking out Dryden Vos (Paul Bettany).

— brendan nystedt, WIRED, "Solo: A Star Wars Story," 29 May 2018
There were laws against taking out too much money at once, but kidnappings were common enough that the banks made an exception.

— larissa macfarquhar, The New Yorker, "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Comes to Terms with Global Fame," 28 May 2018
And speaking of Orlando City, kudos to CEO Alex Leitão and his staff for literally and figuratively taking out the trash and suspending 38 debris-throwing fans for a span of one to two full seasons.

— mike bianchi, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Orlando City coach Jason Kreis believes NFL, MLS and all pro athletes should stand for national anthem," 25 May 2018
In addition to taking out a larger loan, Village Trustee Kerston Russell suggested paying off the loan in 10 years instead of 25 years in order to save money on interest.

— rick kambic, chicagotribune.com, "Mundelein considers monthly fee, liquor tax to repay storm water projects," 21 May 2018

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