takeaway

8 definitions • 13 examples

a main message or piece of information that you learn from something you hear or read:

takeaway from The takeaway from the conference was how competitive the tourism industry has become.

takeaway point At the end of the class, the teacher gives us the takeaway points.

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 takeaway

We were too tired to cook so we ordered takeaway.

the act of taking the ball from an opponent, especially in sports such as American football:

Over the last three seasons combined, they had more takeaways than any other team.

Midway through the final quarter, the defencedelivered the crucial takeaway.

a shop or restaurant that cooks and sells food for people to eat somewhere else:

Curry houses and Indian takeaways account for £2.5bn of trade.

a meal cooked and bought at a shop or restaurant but taken somewhere else to be eaten:

He had a weekend job delivering Chinese takeaways.

something that you get or learn from an experience, activity, etc.:

the takeaway from sth What's the key takeaway from this survey?

bought from a shop or restaurant and eaten somewhere else:

In New York you can get a huge range of takeaway food cheaper than cooking at home.

takeaway pizza/sushi/curry

learned or gained from an experience, activity, etc.:

What is the takeaway message from that?

So here are the takeaway points from these ten books.