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What is "carry-out"

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
carry-out
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He came out of a side door, clutching a carry-out.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
carry-out

1935, from the verbal phrase, from carry (v.) + out (adv.).

Usage examples of "carry-out".

One of the great contributions of cardiopulmonary resuscitation was that nobody ever died on a carry-out, or in an ambulance, for that matter.

He unlocked the boot and extracted his carry-out: a bottle of Macallan, six bottles of Belhaven Best, paprika crisps, dry roasted peanuts.