[kar-ee-in] 
| 1. | intended for or available to customers who bring in appliances to the seller or a repair store for repair or servicing: carry-in service; a carry-in store for personal computers. |
| 2. | North Central U.S. of, pertaining to, or for a social gathering at which guests are to bring their own food: A carry-in dinner will precede the lecture. |
| 3. | an appliance or machine, as a television set or a personal computer, portable enough to be taken to a store for repair. |
| 4. | Also called carry-in dinner, carry-in supper. North Central U.S. a carry-in meal; potluck dinner. |
