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Difference vs Takeaway - What's the difference?

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In lang=en terms the difference between difference and takeaway

is that difference is the quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia while takeaway is the preliminary part of a golfer′s swing when the club is brought back away from the ball.

As nouns the difference between difference and takeaway

is that difference is the quality of being different while takeaway is a restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.

As a verb difference

is to distinguish or differentiate.

As an adjective takeaway is

to be eaten off the premises.

difference

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The quality of being different.
  • (countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
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  • (countable) A disagreement or argument.
  • We have our little differences , but we are firm friends.
  • * Shakespeare
  • What was the difference ? It was a contention in public.
  • * T. Ellwood
  • Away therefore went I with the constable, leaving the old warden and the young constable to compose their difference as they could.
  • (countable, uncountable) Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
  • * 1908 , (Kenneth Grahame), (The Wind in the Willows)
  • The line of the horizon was clear and hard against the sky, and in one particular quarter it showed black against a silvery climbing phosphorescence that grew and grew. At last, over the rim of the waiting earth the moon lifted with slow majesty till it swung clear of the horizon and rode off, free of moorings; and once more they began to see surfaces—meadows wide-spread, and quiet gardens, and the river itself from bank to bank, all softly disclosed, all washed clean of mystery and terror, all radiant again as by day, but with a difference that was tremendous.
  • (countable) The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
  • (obsolete) Choice; preference.
  • * Spenser
  • That now be chooseth with vile difference / To be a beast, and lack intelligence.
  • (heraldry) An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be the same. See augmentation and cadency.
  • (logic) The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
  • (logic circuits) A Boolean operation which is TRUE when the two input variables are different but is otherwise FALSE; the XOR operation (\scriptstyle A \overline B + \overline A B).
  • (relational algebra) the set of elements that are in one set but not another (\scriptstyle A \overline B).
  • Synonyms

    * (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else) departure, deviation, divergence * (disagreement or argument about something important) conflict, difference of opinion, dispute, dissension * (result of a subtraction) remainder * (significant change in state) nevermind

    Antonyms

    * (quality of being different) identity, sameness

    Derived terms

    * distinction without a difference * creative differences * difference engine * difference equation * difference gate * difference of two squares * goal difference * same difference * split the difference * spot the difference * tell the difference

    See also

    * addition, summation: (augend) + (addend) = (summand) × (summand) = (sum, total) * subtraction: (minuend) ? (subtrahend) = (difference) * multiplication: (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = (product) * division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient), remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend

    Verb

    (differenc)
  • To distinguish or differentiate.
  • (en)

    Synonyms

    * (to distinguish or differentiate) differentiate, distinguish

    takeaway

    Alternative forms

    * take-away

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (chiefly, UK, Australia, and, New Zealand, of food) To be eaten off the premises.
  • Usage notes

    Frequently used in the question “eat-in or takeaway ?” (North American: “for here or to go?”) at restaurants that offer food for both on and off premise eating.

    Synonyms

    * (to be eaten off premises) to go (North America)

    Antonyms

    * eat in (British) * for here (North America) * have here (New Zealand)

    Descendants

    * Italian: (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, UK, Australia, and, New Zealand) A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
  • If you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner.
  • * 2005 , Amsterdam , , page 129,
  • The wonderful, and deeply filling, world of Dutch broodjes (sandwiches) has its greatest champion in this takeaway , one of the very few that still features proper homemade meat and fish salads in your bun, rather than the almost ubiquitous factory prepared product that?s taken over the sandwich market.
  • * 2006 , Mary Fitzpatrick, Tom Parkinson, Nick Ray, East Africa , Lonely Planet, page 479,
  • Some of the cheapest places to eat in Kampala are the ubiquitous takeaways that dot the city centre.
  • (chiefly, UK, Australia, and, New Zealand) A meal bought to be eaten elsewhere.
  • I fancy an Indian takeaway tonight.
  • * 2008 , Annalisa Rellie, Tricia Hayne, Turks & Caicos Islands , Bradt Travel Guides, page 99,
  • Good Italian cuisine & friendly service. Also does takeaways , including pizza.
  • * 2008 , The Complete Residents? Guide: Los Angeles , Explorer Publishing, page 315,
  • Pizza and Thai food are popular delivery and takeaway choices, but there are a number of options.
  • (golf) The preliminary part of a golfer?s swing when the club is brought back away from the ball.
  • * 2001 , David Chmiel, Kevin Morris, Golf Past 50 , page 40,
  • One drill to help you work on the long, low takeaway is to place a tee, a coin, or even another ball just beyond your back foot (whatever you choose should be slightly inside your toe to promote a slightly inside swing path).
  • * 2005 , Paul G. Schempp, Peter Mattsson, Golf: Steps To Success , page 55,
  • Make sure your hands and shoulders work together during the takeaway .
  • * 2007 , John Andrisani, Golfweek?s 101 Winning Golf Tips , unnumbered page,
  • Tiger Woods, like other golfing greats, employs a smooth, evenly paced takeaway action.
  • (US) A concession made by a labor union in the course of negotiations.
  • An idea from a talk, presentation, etc., that the listener or reader should remember and consider.
  • * 2008 , Carol A. E. Bentley, Beat The Recession: Proven Marketing Tactics , Volume 1, page 363,
  • For example, one of the big takeaways for myself (even though I know better) is when I don?t review my goals daily I get sucked into what?s currently happening and easily get distracted from what?s most important.
  • * 2010 , Scott Monty, Foreword'', Erik Qualman, ''Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business , page xvi,
  • A strength of this book is Qualman?s ability to take complex issues and break them into easily digestible takeaways through the use of real world examples and analogies.

    Usage notes

    In sense “idea from presentation etc.”, frequently used in plural to refer to all important ideas contained therein; compare (m), (m), (m), etc.

    Synonyms

    * (restaurant selling food to be eaten elsewhere) carryout , takeout (chiefly North America) * (food to be eaten elsewhere) carryout , takeout (chiefly North America) * (preparatory backward swing of a golf club) * (concession during negotiation) * (idea to be remembered and considered) sound bite

    See also

    * carry out * take away, take-away * take out, takeout ----