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takings

noun

Meaning

  1. The act by which something is taken.
  2. A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
  3. A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
  4. (in the plural) Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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