"offtake" meaning in English

See offtake in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: offtakes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English oftaken, equivalent to off- + take. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|oftaken}} Middle English oftaken, {{prefix|en|off|take}} off- + take Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} offtake (countable and uncountable, plural offtakes)
  1. A point or channel of drainage or off-flow; offlet. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-offtake-en-noun-TBbGi9xR
  2. (mining) The removal of oil (or an industrial chemical) from a storage facility. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-offtake-en-noun-v66x0cW7 Categories (other): Mining Topics: business, mining
  3. An act of taking off; specifically, the taking away or purchase of goods. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-offtake-en-noun-dDN39lqh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 5 32 39 6 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 2 35 43 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 2 34 41 4 9
  4. Something taken off; a deduction. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-offtake-en-noun-Ws-g0Ijt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with off-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 5 32 39 6 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with off-: 8 9 23 28 22 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 2 35 43 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 2 34 41 4 9

Verb

Forms: offtakes [present, singular, third-person], offtaking [participle, present], offtook [past], offtaken [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English oftaken, equivalent to off- + take. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|oftaken}} Middle English oftaken, {{prefix|en|off|take}} off- + take Head templates: {{en-verb|~s|offtaking|offtook|~n}} offtake (third-person singular simple present offtakes, present participle offtaking, simple past offtook, past participle offtaken)
  1. (transitive) To take off; take away, remove. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-offtake-en-verb-QpP8mNHX
  2. (finance, transitive) To take out or remove commodities from a market, usually through purchasing them. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-offtake-en-verb-5HQ5ukZJ Categories (other): Finance Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: offtaker

Inflected forms

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