carryout

See also: carry out

English

Alternative forms

• carry-out

Etymology

Deverbal of carry out.

Noun

carryout (countable and uncountable, plural carryouts)

1. (Midland US, Scotland) Food that is intended to be eaten outside the establishment from which it is bought.
2. (Midland US, Scotland) An establishment that prepares and sells food to be taken away on demand; a takeaway.

Synonyms

• takeaway (UK, countable) takeout (chiefly North America)

Anagrams

• curatory, outcarry