carryout

See also: carry out

English

Alternative forms

• carry-out

Etymology

From the verb to carry out.

Noun

carryout (countable and uncountable, plural carryouts)

1. (US, Scotland) Food that is intended to be eaten outside the establishment from which it is bought.
2. (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