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əˌweɪ noun
1.
something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
2.
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.
3.
Chiefly British.
a.
a takeout restaurant: Let's pick something up at the Indian takeaway.
b.
food from a takeout restaurant: I get Chinese takeaway at least once a week.
4.
Sports.
a.
(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.
b.
(in golf) a backswing: I got him a video entitled “Improving the Takeaway in Your Golf Swing” for his birthday.
adjective
5.
of or pertaining to what is or can be taken away: a list of takeaway proposals presented by management.
6.
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Take away
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| take away | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to deduct; subtract: take away four from nine to leave five |
| —prep | |
| 2. | minus: nine take away four is five |
| —adj | |
| 3. | sold for consumption away from the premises on which it is prepared: a takeaway meal |
| 4. | preparing and selling food for consumption away from the premises: a takeaway Indian restaurant |
| —n | |
| 5. | a shop or restaurant that sells such food: let's go to the Chinese takeaway |
| 6. | a meal bought at such a shop or restaurant: we'll have a Chinese takeaway tonight to save cooking |
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