carried out; carrying out; carries out
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
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Restaurants charge sales taxes on food that's eaten on their premises, not on food that's ordered at a drive-thru or for carryout or delivery.
—Bob Vitale, The Enquirer, 13 July 2024
CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
Jewish settlers also have carried out rampages in Palestinian areas in the territory.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Though the group did not ultimately dine-in, the restaurant did permit the students and staff to place a carryout to-go order, Schneider said in her email to parents.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Restaurants charge sales taxes on food that's eaten on their premises, not on food that's ordered at a drive-thru or for carryout or delivery.
—Bob Vitale, The Enquirer, 13 July 2024
Verb
The country's first execution using nitrogen gas was carried out last year in Alabama, which has now executed four people using the method.
—CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
Jewish settlers also have carried out rampages in Palestinian areas in the territory.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Carryout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carryout. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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