carryout

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noun

car·​ry·​out ˈker-ē-ˌau̇t How to pronounce carryout (audio)
ˈka-rē-
carryout adjective

carry out

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verb

carried out; carrying out; carries out

transitive verb

1
: to bring to a successful issue : complete, accomplish
carried out the assignment
2
: to put into execution
carry out a plan
3
: to continue to an end or stopping point

Examples of carryout in a Sentence

Noun She works in a Chinese carryout. Verb carried out the task efficiently and cheerfully
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The rest of the space, which has a door facing Main Street, will become EV Grab & Go, a carryout shop selling certain menu items from his restaurants alongside dry goods and other home ingredients. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024 While its carryout days started in March 2020, the startup was actually founded in 2017 as a website that dealt in home services. Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024 The discount is valid for carryout, dine-in and delivery orders. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024 This offer is valid for carryout, dine-in and delivery. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024 This involves marketing campaigns that highlight the unique aspects of dining in as well as the convenience and quality of carryout and delivery services. Craig Dunaway, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 More:Easter Brunch: Where to dine in metro Detroit More:Portillo's offers taste of menu ahead of Livonia restaurant opening JP's Waterfront restaurant opened in 2020 amid the pandemic and at first for carryout only. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024 In this new reality, restaurants are reimagining their spaces and services to accommodate a dual dynamic—providing memorable in-house dining experiences while efficiently catering to a growing demand for carryout and delivery. Craig Dunaway, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 The exception is Lent when there is carryout each week. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
Verb
Those attacks have prompted the Russians to retake land in recent weeks to create a buffer zone that Mr. Putin has said will make cross-border attacks harder for Ukraine to carry out. Kim Barker, New York Times, 15 May 2024 Cartels are increasingly using women and children to carry out violent acts, Jay Armes III, who specializes in kidnappings in Mexico and works cases all over the world, told Fox News Digital. Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 14 May 2024 Still, Israel continues to carry out aerial and ground attacks on the Gaza border city and Israeli tanks advanced earlier today into the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern part of Gaza. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024 Charles then departed the event, leaving the prince to carry out his first engagement as the Army Air Corps' Colonel-in-Chief. Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024 Top officials at the state department reached out to Israeli and Egyptian officials to secure their support for the special operations team to carry out the mission. Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 12 May 2024 The mayor’s program to combat homelessness did not carry out any new operations this week. Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024 Excavations were also carried out on a site known as Deir Al-Siniya, which is also located on the island. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024 Students also helped to lead a nationwide divestment movement, lobbying universities and states to pull their investments out of companies directly or indirectly aiding the government to carry out the atrocities. Scott Warren, TIME, 3 May 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1940, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of carryout was in 1608

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“Carryout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carryout. Accessed 19 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

carry out

verb
: to put into action or effect
carry out a plan
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