something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
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.
Chiefly British.
a takeout restaurant: Let's pick something up at the Indian takeaway.
food from a takeout restaurant: I get Chinese takeaway at least once a week.
Sports.
(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.
(in golf) a backswing: I got him a video entitled “Improving the Takeaway in Your Golf Swing” for his birthday.
adjective
of or relating to what is or can be taken away: a list of takeaway proposals presented by management.
Chiefly British. takeout (def. 7).
Origin of takeaway
1930–35 for earlier sense “train car for carrying logs”; 1960–65 for def. 5; take + away
Words nearby takeaway
take a spill, take a stand, take at face value, take a turn for the better, take a walk, takeaway, take away from, take a whack at, takeback, take by storm, take by surprise