take·a·way (t k  -w )n. 1. A concession, as in a lower level of health benefits, made by a labor union to a company in negotiating a new contract. 2. Sports The act or an instance of taking away the ball or puck from the team on the offensive, as by recovery of a fumbled football or by interception of a passed puck. adj. also take-a·way (t k-w) Chiefly British Takeout. |
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| Adj. | 1. | take-away - of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises; "takeout pizza"; "the takeout counter"; "`take-away' is chiefly British" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom portable - easily or conveniently transported; "a portable television set" |
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