takings
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈteɪkɪŋz/
- Oh, but the takings are up by a third.
Examples
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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.
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After reviewing last month's sales reports, we were pleased to see that our takings have significantly increased.
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The theater reported that the takings for the evening performance were double what they had anticipated.
Synonyms
571
1.0
The money a company gets from selling goods or services
215
3.7
Money earned from an investment or business
134
4.1
The amount people get from crops or investments
89
4.2
Money received from a sale or an event
41
7.0
Money earned from an activity, especially sales
19
4.5
Money you get from a sale or investment
1
3.7
Money that a person or business receives, especially as income
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.