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takings

takings

4.8
Money a business receives from selling goods or services
  • noun
  • /ˈteɪkɪŋz/
translation icon : ingresos
  • Oh, but the takings are up by a third.

Examples

  • The Two Avenues of Takings

    Academic text (1990)
  • While there may be legitimate business reasons to oppose its use, its inconsistency with Takings jurisprudence should not be one of them.

    Blog text (28)
  • With Hadachek v. Sebastian, 239 U.S. 394 (1915), the Supreme Court approved a broad interpretation of this exception to the Takings Clause.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The takings from the charity event exceeded our expectations, raising over ten thousand dollars.

  • After reviewing last month's sales reports, we were pleased to see that our takings have significantly increased.

  • The theater reported that the takings for the evening performance were double what they had anticipated.

Synonyms

return
vstakings
  • Specialized
266 3.7

Money earned from an investment or business

refers to total money received in business activities rather than investment profit
yield
vstakings
257 4.1

The amount people get from crops or investments

denotes money actually received from selling or events rather than production output
take
vstakings
215 7.0

Money earned from an activity, especially sales

emphasizes gross money received from selling or events rather than net gain
payoff
vstakings
25 4.5

Money you get from a sale or investment

focuses on total money received, not the net profit earned from deals
sales
vstakings
1.0

The money a company gets from selling goods or services

is about total money from selling, transactions, or events rather than profit
proceeds
vstakings
4.2

Money received from a sale or an event

is the broader amount received across business activity, not only one event
incomings
vstakings
  • UK
3.7

Money that a person or business receives, especially as income

is specifically about money received from commerce and events, not all arrivals

How Much

fortune
453 2.8
sum
141 1.0
takings
4.8
pittance
15 7.9

Surface Forms

taking singular
takings plural

Morphology

takings = taking (transparent) = take + ing + s

The plural 'takings' is a straightforward pluralization of the noun 'taking' meaning amounts taken or receipts.

Etymology

Takings comes from the verb take meaning 'to get' or 'to take', plus the ending -ing that shows the act of taking, so takings are the money a shop or event 'takes' in from sales.