carry-out

Food to go

Carry-out is food prepared at a restaurant for eating elsewhere, or the establishment that provides it: Let's get carry-out tonight, a Chinese carry-out on the corner.

The term is regional, common in parts of the American Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.

As an adjective, it describes such service: carry-out orders, carry-out window.

Synonymous with takeout and takeaway.

accomplish

execute

Carry out fully

implement · achieve · realize · conduct · finish · follow through · see through · bring off · pull off · deliver

food

takeaway

Core message retained

sushi · burgers · tacos · burritos · curry · kebabs · pad thai · bento · falafel · gyros

delivery

curbside

Adjacent to the street

container · receipt · ready · counter · window · drive-up · scheduled · contactless

Categories
Opposites
dining location

carry-outdine-in

Consumed on-site

eat-in · sit-down · table service

food delivery method

carry-outdelivery

Conveyance of goods

home delivery · delivered

food preparation source

carry-outhomemade

Prepared at one's residence

home cooking · meal prep

Family

carryout

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G