Definition

1. Verb:
   • To purchase prepared food to be eaten at home: The action of buying meals or dishes that are already cooked or prepared, with the intention of consuming them at one's residence rather than at the place of purchase.

Usage

• This verb phrase is used to describe the specific act of acquiring ready-to-eat food for home consumption. It distinguishes this action from buying groceries for cooking or dining out at a restaurant.
• It is typically used in informal, everyday contexts.

Examples

• Verb:
  • After work, I will buy food from the new Italian deli for our dinner.
  • We're too tired to cook tonight, so let's just buy food.
  • He buys food from the market every Friday for the family.

Advanced Usage

• "to buy food in": A common informal variant emphasizing the "in" (at home) aspect.
  • We decided to buy food in and watch a movie.

Variants and Related Words

• Takeout/Takeaway (n): Food that is purchased cooked and intended to be eaten off the premises.
  • Let's get some takeout.
• Ready meal (n): A pre-prepared meal that only requires heating.
  • She picked up a ready meal from the supermarket.

Synonyms

• Get takeout: To obtain food for consumption elsewhere.
• Order in: To request delivery of prepared food to one's home.

Related Phrases

• Buy food to go: To purchase prepared food with the explicit intention of taking it away to eat.
  • I'll buy food to go and eat it at the park.

Verb

1. purchase prepared food to be eaten at home