- takeout
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takeout — England, European Union, International, USA, United Kingdom, Wales The source of repayment of debt finance. In development or project financing this usually occurs at practical completion. In other cases, for example in bridge financing, this may … Law dictionary
takeout — (adj.) in reference to food prepared at a restaurant but not eaten there, 1941, from TAKE (Cf. take) (v.) + OUT (Cf. out). British equivalent TAKEAWAY (Cf. takeaway) is recorded from 1964 … Etymology dictionary
takeout — ► NOUN chiefly N. Amer. ▪ a takeaway … English terms dictionary
takeout — [tāk′out΄] n. 1. the act of taking out 2. prepared food bought to be taken away and eaten at home, etc. adj. ☆ 1. designating or of prepared food sold as by a restaurant to be eaten away from the premises 2. Bridge designating a double intended… … English World dictionary
takeout — /tayk owt /, n. 1. the act or fact of taking out. 2. something made to be taken out, esp. food prepared in a store or restaurant to be carried out for consumption elsewhere. 3. Informal. a store, restaurant, or counter specializing in preparing… … Universalium
takeout — I noun 1. prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises in England they call takeout food takeaway • Syn: ↑takeout food, ↑takeaway • Derivationally related forms: ↑take away (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
takeout — [[t]te͟ɪkoʊt[/t]] takeouts 1) N COUNT A takeout is a store or restaurant which sells hot cooked food that you eat somewhere else. [AM] (in BRIT, use takeaway) 2) N COUNT: oft N n A takeout or takeout food is hot cooked food which you buy from a… … English dictionary
Takeout — A slang term denoting the purchase of a company through an acquisition, merger or other form of buyout. A takeout can refer to a hostile takeover, a friendly merger, or a leveraged or management buyout. A company is said to be in play if it is… … Investment dictionary
takeout — take|out take out [ˈteık aut] n [U and C] AmE a meal that you buy at a restaurant to eat at home British Equivalent: takeaway >takeout adj ▪ takeout food … Dictionary of contemporary English
takeout — take|out [ teık,aut ] noun count AMERICAN 1. ) a meal that you buy in a restaurant or store and take home to eat. British takeaway: Let s get a takeout. 2. ) a store that sells meals that you take home to eat. British takeaway: a Chinese takeout … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
takeout — UK [ˈteɪkˌaʊt] / US noun [countable] Word forms takeout : singular takeout plural takeouts mainly American a takeaway … English dictionary
