takeout
1 of 3noun
take·out ˈtāk-ˌau̇t 
1
a
: prepared food packaged to be consumed away from its place of sale
b
: an establishment selling takeout
2
: the action or an act of taking out
3
a
: something taken out or prepared to be taken out
b(1)
: an article (as in a newspaper) printed on consecutive pages so as to be conveniently removed
(2)
: an intensive study or report
take-out
2 of 3adjective
ˈtāk-ˌau̇t
: of, relating to, selling, or being food not to be consumed on the premises
take-out counter
a take-out supper
take out
3 of 3verb
took out; taken out; taking out; takes out
transitive verb
1
a(1)
: deduct, separate
(2)
: exclude, omit
(3)
: withdraw, withhold
b
: to find release for : vent
take out their resentments on one another
J. W. Aldridge
J. W. Aldridge c(1)
: eliminate
(2)
: kill, destroy
(3)
: knock out
2
a
: to obtain from the proper authority
take out a charter
take out a second mortgage
b
: to arrange for (insurance)
3
: to take as an equivalent in another form
took the debt out in trade
4
: to overcall (a bridge partner) in a different suit
intransitive verb
: to start on a course : set out
Synonyms
Verb
- loose
- release
- unleash
- vent
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Noun We ordered some Chinese takeout. She works in a Chinese takeout. Verb he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood she'd like to take the new boy out to the movies sometime
Recent Examples on the Web Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 The kitchen recently began making square pies for takeout and delivery. Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 The full Slutty Vegan menu will be available for takeout and delivery. Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 18 Aug. 2022 Open for indoor and outdoor dining and takeout and delivery 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 The river also appears to be building a waterfall over a sediment deposit upstream of the North Wash takeout, threatening further complications. AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2022 West Portal Chinese takeout restaurant Lazy Susan will reduce prices by 10% starting next Friday, Sept. 9, in an effort to encourage locals to stop in for their usual favorites and possibly grab an extra item or two. Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Sep. 2022 A night on the couch with takeout and TV could be exactly what the doctor ordered. Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 The next evening, Furnish returned to John's home for a proper date that included Chinese takeout from Mr. Chow's restaurant. Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 As interest rates increase due to inflation, from 2-3% last year for certain mortgages to between 5-6% this month, buyers are more hesitant to take out loans. Michela Moscufo, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2022 Consumers will pay more to take out other loans, though, and put more debt on their credit cards. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2022 The price of higher education on average outpaces the cost of inflation, forcing younger generations to take out large student loans. Zachary Smith, cleveland, 16 June 2022 Visually impaired and relying on government welfare, Yui had to take out significant loans to cover her gender confirmation surgery in Thailand instead. Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads, 8 June 2022 Black students and other students of color are more likely to take out loans to pay for college. Chris Megerian And Collin Binkley, Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2022 Descano said Camacho was able to take out loans on the company’s commercial properties by forging power-of-attorney documents. Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 23 May 2022 Like many students, Torres Aguilar is wary of student debt and didn’t want to take out loans to finance his college education. Kat Mckim, Fortune, 6 May 2022 See More
Noun
Gradinger said the Farmington restaurant also will benefit from the new central kitchen at its 9400 South location, which is set up to help the chain try out new and seasonal menu items, and offers takeout and delivery. Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 The kitchen recently began making square pies for takeout and delivery. Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 The full Slutty Vegan menu will be available for takeout and delivery. Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 18 Aug. 2022 Open for indoor and outdoor dining and takeout and delivery 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 The river also appears to be building a waterfall over a sediment deposit upstream of the North Wash takeout, threatening further complications. AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2022 West Portal Chinese takeout restaurant Lazy Susan will reduce prices by 10% starting next Friday, Sept. 9, in an effort to encourage locals to stop in for their usual favorites and possibly grab an extra item or two. Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Sep. 2022 A night on the couch with takeout and TV could be exactly what the doctor ordered. Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 The next evening, Furnish returned to John's home for a proper date that included Chinese takeout from Mr. Chow's restaurant. Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 Verb
Black borrowers are especially likely to benefit from loan forgiveness because a disproportionate number of them are forced to take out loans to cover the costs of higher education compared with whites. Eli Stokolsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 As interest rates increase due to inflation, from 2-3% last year for certain mortgages to between 5-6% this month, buyers are more hesitant to take out loans. Michela Moscufo, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2022 Consumers will pay more to take out other loans, though, and put more debt on their credit cards. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2022 The price of higher education on average outpaces the cost of inflation, forcing younger generations to take out large student loans. Zachary Smith, cleveland, 16 June 2022 Visually impaired and relying on government welfare, Yui had to take out significant loans to cover her gender confirmation surgery in Thailand instead. Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads, 8 June 2022 Black students and other students of color are more likely to take out loans to pay for college. Chris Megerian And Collin Binkley, Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2022 Descano said Camacho was able to take out loans on the company’s commercial properties by forging power-of-attorney documents. Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 23 May 2022 Like many students, Torres Aguilar is wary of student debt and didn’t want to take out loans to finance his college education. Kat Mckim, Fortune, 6 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1914, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Adjective
1941, in the meaning defined above
Verb
13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)
Phrases Containing takeout
taking out
verb
1
as in unleashing
to find emotional release for he took out his frustrations by splitting a cord of firewood Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- unleashing
- giving way (to)
- acting out
- releasing
- venting
- expressing
- loosing
- voicing
- airing
- stating
- ventilating
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- bottling (up)
- holding back
- managing
- governing
- suppressing
- controlling
- handling
- repressing
- containing
- checking
- restraining
- curbing
- reining (in)
- constraining
- taming
- pulling in
- smothering
- quelling
- soothing
- allaying
- quieting
- swallowing
- inhibiting
- lulling
- stilling
- choking
- stifling
- bridling
- repressing
- strangling
- pocketing
- muffling
2
as in accompanying
to go on a social engagement with she'd like to take the new boy out to the movies sometime Synonyms & Similar Words
- accompanying
- going out (with)
- dating
- escorting
- seeing
- wooing
- courting
3
as in removing
to take away from a place or position the airline passenger took his laptop computer out of its carrying case Synonyms & Similar Words
- removing
- withdrawing
- pulling
- drawing
- drawing out
- drawing off
- extracting
- clearing
- shifting
- moving
- cutting
- abstracting
- dislodging
- demounting
- transferring
- disturbing
- transposing
- displacing
- dislocating
- budging
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- putting
- placing
- positioning
- mounting
- securing
- setting
- fixing
- clamping
- setting up
- anchoring
- mooring
- hitching
- embedding
- rooting
- lodging
- imbedding
- intrenching
- sticking
- implanting
- entrenching
- siting
- situating
- engraining
- ingraining
4
as in assassinating
to put to death deliberately the rumor is that the CIA is planning to take him out before he can seize control of the country Synonyms & Similar Words
- assassinating
- murdering
- putting away
- doing in
- rubbing out
- executing
- knocking off
- bumping off
- slaying
- doing away with
- killing
- getting
- blowing away
- cutting down
- dispatching
- carrying off
- neutralizing
- shooting down
- shooting
- terminating
- snuffing
- liquidating
- blotting out
- whacking
- offing
- icing
- destroying
- slaughtering
- wiping out
- croaking
- claiming
- mowing (down)
- eliminating
- zapping
- felling
- smiting
- eradicating
- butchering
- massacring
- exterminating
- annihilating
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- raising
- restoring
- reviving
- animating
- resurrecting
- resuscitating