take away

verb

1. to deduct; subtract

   take away four from nine to leave five

preposition

1. minus

   nine take away four is five

adjective

1. sold for consumption away from the premises on which it is prepared

   a takeaway meal

2. preparing and selling food for consumption away from the premises

   a takeaway Indian restaurant

noun

1. a shop or restaurant that sells such food

   let's go to the Chinese takeaway

2. a meal bought at such a shop or restaurant

   we'll have a Chinese takeaway tonight to save cooking

Example Sentences

Martinez concludes that if there is one thing to take away from the Radical Monarchs’ story, “it’s just how powerful and brilliant girls of color are.”

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The bill also takes away all the lower payment options currently available to future Parent Plus and other borrowers — and it did not institute a debt-to-income test for eligibility.

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"They're taking away leisure time from the pub, yeah. You know, people are choosing to go into coffee shops," he said.

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But that doesn’t take away from the fact of what it does to them,” he said.

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American taxpayers are paying to have their jobs taken away as their utility bills rise and risks to retirement savings mount.

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