carryouts

Food to go

Carryouts are food items purchased from a restaurant to be eaten elsewhere, or the containers they come in.

The term is regional, more common in parts of the American Midwest and Mid-Atlantic than elsewhere, where takeout or to-go dominate: We got carryouts from the Chinese place.

A carryout can also be the restaurant itself: There's a good carryout on the corner.

takeaway

takeout

Restaurant food for elsewhere

containers · bags · orders · drive-through · restaurant · counter · packaging · styrofoam · disposable · menu

execution

implementation

Putting plans into effect

accomplishment · actions · tasks · duties · assignments · operations · procedures · performance · execution · plans

Opposites
dining location

carryoutsdine-in

Consumed on-site

eat-in · dining in · table service

food delivery method

carryoutsdeliveries

Goods brought somewhere

home delivery · doorstep delivery

food preparation source

carryoutshome cooking

Meals prepared at residence

Family

carryout

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G