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take

take

215 7.0
Money earned from an activity, especially sales
  • noun
  • /teɪk/
translation icon : recaudación
  • tax take
  • level of take
  • high take

Examples

  • Each time, the take was less than I expected.

  • How were you gonna split the take?

  • In cases when development costs reach $4 per barrel, the take becomes less under the new terms.

    Academic text (1992)
  • I've got to give you your cut of the take.

  • What's the take?

  • That's why miners get half of the take, with the catcher and backer splitting the other 50 percent.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The band's latest album had a surprising take, earning them a significant amount of money in profits.

  • Her take from the art auction exceeded her expectations, bringing in a lot more than she anticipated.

  • His take on the real estate deal showed impressive income, highlighting his business acumen.

Synonyms

income
vstake
1.2

Money a person or family receives regularly from work and investments

is narrower, stressing money from specific sales or property deals
profit
vstake
  • Specialized
2.0

Money left after you pay all costs and taxes

is broader, covering money earned before or after costs
revenue
vstake
  • Specialized
352 3.4

Money a business gets from sales before paying costs

is used for any money from transactions, not only pre-expense totals
earnings
vstake
309 2.3

Money people or companies get from work, business, and investments

is focused on money from transactions and sales rather than regular pay
return
vstake
  • Specialized
266 3.7

Money earned from an investment or business

is more general, applying to money earned across many activities
yield
vstake
257 4.1

The amount people get from crops or investments

is more about money from transactions and sales rather than production output
sum
vstake
141 1.0

An amount of money considered as a whole

is specific to money earned from activity, not any total amount
takings
vstake
4.8

Money a business receives from selling goods or services

is a general term for money earned from sales or property
proceeds
vstake
4.2

Money received from a sale or an event

is the broader phrase for money earned from transactions generally
sales
vstake
1.0

The money a company gets from selling goods or services

is not limited to selling income but covers profit or transaction income

Antonyms

695 2.1

Money lost by a business or person

Idioms

67 6.8

To do something without asking for permission, as if you are allowed

61 4.0

About an amount that may be a little more or less

to take a hike
  • Informal
37 8.1

Tell someone to leave in a rude way

33 4.1

Make someone feel very surprised and unable to speak

To do the right thing and not respond angrily

to take a bullet
  • Informal
20 7.2

To accept pain or risk to protect another person

Politely say no now but suggest doing it another time

19 8.3

To refuse to answer questions in court to avoid saying something that could make you look guilty

Choose any one you want from the options

15 6.4

To accept something unpleasant so other people benefit

14 3.7

Bend forward to thank people who clap for you

to take a joke
  • Informal
14 3.3

To not be upset when someone makes a joke about you

to take the cake
  • Informal
14 7.6

The most extreme example, often surprising in a bad or silly way

12 3.1

A situation where people both accept and give up things to make an agreement

To lead an organization, group, or project

Make a brave decision even when it feels risky

to take a gander
  • Informal
10 8.2

To look quickly and casually at something you are curious about

9 4.6

An offer you cannot change that you must accept or refuse

To fall suddenly, for example by tripping or by losing value

7 8.2

Accept failure or criticism bravely without complaining

Stop paying attention to what is important

To accept some demands while giving up some of your own

6 5.2

Make a lot of effort and be careful about small details

5 6.6

To show respect and praise for someone and their achievements

Refuse to answer questions in court or by police to avoid saying you did something wrong

Begin attacking or acting aggressively to gain an advantage

to take a wife
  • Archaic
5 9.2

To marry a woman

5 6.1

Accept punishment or a bad result without complaining

To deal with a difficult problem directly and bravely

3 7.5

Do something slowly on purpose and without hurry

3 8.0

Get medical help for an illness or addiction

To not approve of something

3 9.9

To do very well and act confidently, often in a forceful way

Behave in a very foolish way without thinking clearly

Lead a meeting as the person in charge

Act in a less honest way to get an advantage

3 4.9

To understand and accept that someone's remark makes sense even if you do not agree

Leave a game or group angrily because you did not get your way

2 8.1

To accept unpleasant results and sometimes punishment for something you did

Get a lot of criticism or blame from other people

Be completely sure that something is true or will happen

Need to be brave to do something

to take a mile
  • Informal
1 8.4

Use a small favor to get much more

to take a pew
  • Archaic
1 9.8

To sit down, often on a church seat but also anywhere

To guess or try something without much information

1 9.9

A situation where people who should not lead control things and cause chaos

Join a convent and live as a nun

1 9.5

To tell someone rudely to leave

To keep going without giving up after facing many hard times

Copy what someone does to get the same results

To be the most annoying or surprising thing of all

To make someone lose the job or money they need to live

Compounds

24 3.2

The main point to remember from a talk or meeting

10 3.4

Money you get after taxes and other deductions

double take
  • Informal
8 5.8

A quick look showing surprise after not noticing something at first

The money you keep after taxes and other payments are taken out

A friendly exchange of ideas and jokes

take-up
  • Specialized
2 7.2

A device or action that pulls in extra material, for example slack in a rope

1 3.5

The most important idea you learn from a talk or meeting

take-up
  • UK
1 4.1

How many people and how quickly they start to use something

1 2.3

Food prepared to be eaten somewhere else, not in the shop

A funny way of looking at a situation

take-in
  • Informal
7.7

A trick that cheats someone out of money or goods

4.4

Counting and checking the goods a shop or warehouse has

How Much

windfall
35 5.1
profit
  • Specialized
2.0
take
215 7.0
loss
695 2.1

Surface Forms

take singular
takes plural

Etymology

Take as a noun (the money you get) comes from the verb take and the old Norse taka meaning 'to collect' or 'grab'. So the 'take' from a sale is what you have 'collected' or 'taken' in money.