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offtake

offtake

8.3
The amount or rate at which a product is taken from a supply
  • noun
  • /ˈɔfˌteɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : extracción
  • Water offtake from the river is carefully monitored to prevent shortages downstream.

Examples

  • Negotiations determined the annual offtake of natural gas for the power plant.

  • The factory's offtake of electricity increased significantly during the winter months.

  • The offtake of oil has increased this quarter.

  • Can you provide the offtake figures for last month?

  • The company plans to increase its offtake of natural gas to meet rising demand.

  • Monitoring the monthly offtake of the raw materials helps in inventory management.

  • The offtake from the new well exceeded expectations, providing more resources than anticipated.

Synonyms

uptake
vsofftake
  • Specialized
6 5.1

The body takes in a substance like food or liquid

measures the amount or rate removed from a supply or production source

Surface Forms

offtake singular
offtakes plural

Morphology

offtake = take (transparent) = off + take

The sense 'amount taken or withdrawn' is a direct nominalization of the action 'to take off/from', so the composition is straightforward.

Etymology

Offtake comes from the English parts off and take, where off means 'away' and take means 'to remove or use'. So offtake can mean the amount or rate that is 'taken away' from a supply, which explains its use for how much is drawn from a source.