The difference between Take away and Takeaway
Take away is also preposition with the meaning: minus.
Take away is also verb with the meaning: to remove something and put it in a different place.
Takeaway is also noun with the meaning: a restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
Takeaway is also adjective with the meaning: to be eaten off the premises.
check bellow for the other definitions of Take away and Takeaway
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Take away as a verb:
To remove something and put it in a different place.
Examples:
"Mother took our plates away and came back with some fruit for us to eat."
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Take away as a verb:
To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
Examples:
"The teacher took my mobile phone away until the end of the lesson."
"The new law will take away some important rights from immigrant residents."
"The doctor gave me pills to take away the pain."
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Take away as a verb:
To subtract or diminish something.
Examples:
"If I have five apples and you take away two, how many do I have left?"
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Take away as a verb:
To leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.
Examples:
"I took away the impression that the play was under rehearsed."
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Take away as a verb (of a person):
To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.
Examples:
"The police took him away for questioning."
"I'm taking you away to the country for a rest. It's for your own good!"
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Take away as a verb (of a person):
To prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.
Examples:
"My job takes me away from home most weekends."
"Using the internet so much can take you away from your studies."
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Take away as a preposition:
minus
Examples:
"Five take away two is three.'' <math>(5 - 2 = 3)</math>"
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Takeaway as an adjective (chiefly, UK, Australia, and, New Zealand, of food):
To be eaten off the premises.
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Takeaway as a noun (chiefly, UK, Australia, and, New Zealand):
A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
Examples:
"If you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner."
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Takeaway as a noun (chiefly, UK, Australia, and, New Zealand):
A meal bought to be eaten elsewhere.
Examples:
"I fancy an Indian takeaway tonight."
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Takeaway as a noun (golf):
The preliminary part of a golfer′s swing when the club is brought back away from the ball.
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Takeaway as a noun (US):
A concession made by a labor union in the course of negotiations.
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Takeaway as a noun (frequently, _, plural):
An idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider.