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take-ins

take-ins is the plural of take-in.

Meaning of take-in

Noun

take-in (plural take-ins)

  1. A fraud or deception.
    • ‘Ma'am,’ cried Mr Sheridan, turning to me abruptly, ‘you should send and order him not, – it is a take in, and ought to be forbid […].’1779, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 108

Questions about take-ins

What is take-ins the plural of?
Take-ins is the plural of take-in.

Words near take-ins in the dictionary

  1. take-home pay
  2. take-home vehicle
  3. take-home vehicles
  4. take-homes
  5. take-in
  6. take-ins
  7. take-no-prisoners
  8. take-off
  9. take-offs
  10. take-or-pay
  11. take-over

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