Takings

noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounThe act by which something is taken.

2.nounA seizure of someone's goods or possessions.

3.nounA state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).

4.noun(in the plural) Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).

"Count the shop's takings."

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