CONVENIENCE FOOD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heating

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("convenience food" is a kind of...):

food; solid food (any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "convenience food"):

TV dinner (a meal that is prepared in advance and frozen; can be heated and served)

ready-mix (a commercial preparation containing most of the ingredients for a dish)

delicatessen; delicatessen food (ready-to-eat food products)

takeaway; takeout; takeout food (prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises)