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carryout

noun
SayKAR-ee-owt/ˈkæɹiˌaʊt/

Pluralcarryouts

2 meanings of carryout

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  1. 1
    noundialectalScotlandcountable or uncountable
    Food you buy at a restaurant or shop to eat somewhere else.

    Mom was too tired to cook, so we had carryout for dinner.

    We took our carryout to the park and ate it on the grass.

    Similartakeaway, takeout

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  2. 2
    noundialectalScotlandcountable
    A place that cooks food when you order it, for you to take away.

    There's a Chinese carryout at the end of our street.

    The pizza carryout on Main Street closes at ten.

    Similartakeaway, takeout

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Origin

Made from the verb phrase "carry out".