/kar"ee in'/ , adj.
1. intended for or available to customers who bring in appliances to the seller or a repair store for repair or servicing: carry-in service; a carry-in store for personal computers.
2. North Central U.S. of, pertaining to, or for a social gathering at which guests are to bring their own food: A carry-in dinner will precede the lecture.
n.
3. an appliance or machine, as a television set or a personal computer, portable enough to be taken to a store for repair.
4. Also called carry-in dinner, carry-in supper . North Central U.S. a carry-in meal; potluck dinner.
[ adj. or n. use of v. phrase carry in ]