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takings

takings is the plural of taking.

Meaning of taking

Noun

taking (countable and uncountable, plural takings)

  1. The act by which something is taken.
    • At the taking of the stockade he had distinguished himself greatly by the methodical ferocity of his fighting.1900, Joseph Conrad, chapter 27, in Lord Jim, Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood, page 290
  2. (uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
  3. (uncountable) A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
    • What a taking was hee in, when your husband askt who was in the basket?1602, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act III, Scene III
  4. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, in plural) Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).
    • Fred was concerned because the takings from his sweetshop had fallen again for the third week.
    Synonyms:
    income, receipts

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Phrases with takings

Questions about takings

What is takings the plural of?
Takings is the plural of taking.

Words near takings in the dictionary

  1. taking upon oneself
  2. taking water
  3. taking with
  4. takingly
  5. takingness
  6. takings
  7. takins
  8. takir
  9. takirs
  10. takis
  11. Takitumu

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