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take-up

take-up

1 4.1
How many people and how quickly they start to use something
  • noun
  • /ˈteɪkˌʌp/
  • UK
translation icon : adopción
  • The council also recognizes the need to focus on groups that historically have had low take-up of personal budgets.
  • take-up rate
  • low take-up
  • take-up of budget

And that's what was stalling the take up of of web fonts for so long.

Examples

  • So the general finding here which is a well known puzzle is that the mean take up rate for these social insurance programs is very low.

  • The take-up of the new recycling program has exceeded our expectations in the community.

  • Do you know, I know why that is the case, why there is particularly low take up in those communities.

  • So, so it's very useful when everyone is eligible for the program but take up isn't very high.

  • Local authorities are being invited to showcase projects that have successfully encouraged parents to take up tax credits and benefits.

    Academic text (2009)

  • But I was pleasantly surprised that actually take up in the Northeast is better than it is in most of the places in the UK.

  • One interpretation of this result is that the requirement to apply for federal aid in order to receive HOPE changed the take-up rate.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Because little is known about the financial background of students who do not attend college or who do not apply for financial aid, take-up rates are particularly challenging to study.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Because of a low take-up rate, we supplemented the sample using a snowball technique for the recruitment of additional students.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Latterly, the 53-year-old has been part of a government-funded project to assess and tackle the still low take-up of direct payments and personal budgets among mental health service users, relative to other client groups.

    Academic text (2010)

Synonyms

adoption
vstake-up
152 3.5

Starting to use a new idea or way of doing things

measures how many people or how fast they begin to use it
taking hold
vstake-up
18 3.9

A process in which an idea or habit starts to be accepted by many people

counts how widely or quickly people start to use it
uptake
vstake-up
5 4.2

People begin to use a new idea or technology

measures how quickly or widely people begin to use it

Antonyms

rejection
180 3.0

Not being accepted by people or a group

disuse
4 5.1

A time when something is not used and is left in poor condition

How Widespread

take-up
  • UK
1 4.1
uptake
5 4.2

Surface Forms

take-up singular
take-ups plural

Morphology

take-up = take + up (transparent) = take + up

Derived from the phrasal verb 'take up' meaning 'begin to use or adopt', so the noun meaning 'rate or extent of adoption' follows directly.

Etymology

Take-up in the sense of how much people accept something comes from the phrase take + up, as in people 'take up' an offer or a service. So take-up measures how many people 'accept' or 'start to use' a product, scheme, or policy.