- takings
- UK [ˈteɪkɪŋz] / US
noun [plural]
the money that a shop receives from customers
She's counting the night's takings.
Our takings are down this week.
English dictionary. 2014.
takings
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takings — tak‧ings [ˈteɪkɪŋz] noun [plural] ACCOUNTING FINANCE the money that a business such as a shop or bank gets from selling its goods or services in a particular period of time: • This shop s takings are down by half, compared to this time last year … Financial and business terms
takings — index earnings, spoils Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
takings — noun (esp. BrE) ADJECTIVE ▪ the day s, the week s ▪ weekly ▪ gross, net ▪ cash ▪ record … Collocations dictionary
takings — tak|ings [ˈteıkıŋz] n [plural] the money that a business, shop etc gets from selling its goods over a particular period of time the day s/week s etc takings ▪ He counted the night s takings. bar/box office etc takings ▪ Cinema box office takings… … Dictionary of contemporary English
takings — [[t]te͟ɪkɪŋz[/t]] N PLURAL You can use takings to refer to the amount of money that a business such as a shop or a cinema gets from selling its goods or tickets during a particular period. The pub said that their takings were fifteen to twenty… … English dictionary
takings — noun The cash or money received (taken) by a shop or other business; receipts. Fred was concerned because the takings from his sweetshop had fallen again for the third week … Wiktionary
takings — noun (plural) the money that a shop gets from selling its goods: Someone broke in and stole the day s takings from the safe … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
takings — plural noun his takings from the race were substantial Syn: proceeds, returns, receipts, earnings, winnings, pickings, spoils; profit, gain, income, revenue; gate, purse … Thesaurus of popular words
takings — / teɪkɪŋz/ plural noun the money received in a shop or a business ● The week’s takings were stolen from the cash desk … Marketing dictionary in english
takings — / teɪkɪŋz/ plural noun the money received in a shop or a business ● The week’s takings were stolen from the cash desk … Dictionary of banking and finance
