中なか食しょく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

ready-made meal; home meal replacement; takeout/delivery meal eaten at home

Refers to prepared food bought outside (convenience store, supermarket, restaurant) and eaten at home, as a middle ground between eating out and cooking from scratch. Often used in marketing and lifestyle contexts.

• 最さい近きん、忙いそがしいので中なか食しょくを利り用ようすることが増ふえた。

  Lately, because I'm busy, I've been using ready-made meals more often.

• 中なか食しょくは外がい食しょくより安やすく済すむ場ば合あいが多おおい。

  Home meal replacements are often cheaper than eating out.