taking

English Online Dictionary. What means taking‎? What does taking mean?

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -eɪkɪŋ

Adjective

taking (comparative more taking, superlative most taking)

1. Alluring; attractive.
2. (obsolete) Infectious; contagious.

Derived terms

• takingly
• takingness

Translations

Noun

taking (countable and uncountable, plural takings)

1. The act by which something is taken.
2. (uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
3. (uncountable) 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).

   Synonyms: income, receipts

   Fred was concerned because the takings from his sweetshop had fallen again for the third week.

   Count the shop's takings.

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Verb

taking

1. present participle and gerund of take

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtakiŋ/, [ˈta.xɪŋ]
• Hyphenation: ta‧king

Noun

taking (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜒᜅ᜔)

1. (Taal Batangas) boy

   Synonyms: totoy, toto, tuto, itoy

See also

• tagay