taking

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taking (comparative more taking, superlative most taking)

Alluring; attractive.
- 1878, Thomas Hardy, The Return of the Native, Book 3, Chapter 1,^[2]
  “Yes, Paris must be a taking place,” said Humphrey. “Grand shop-winders, trumpets, and drums; and here be we out of doors in all winds and weathers—”
(obsolete) Infectious; contagious.
- 1647, John Fletcher and Philip Massinger, The False One, Act IV, Scene 3,^[3]
  Come not near me,
  
  For I am yet too taking for your company.

taking (countable and uncountable, plural takings)

The act by which something is taken.
(uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
(uncountable) A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
- 1970, Mary Stewart, The Crystal Cave, New York: Fawcett Crest, Book 1, Chapter 2, p. 26,^[6]
  “[...] there’ll be a beating for someone, by my reckoning, if he’s not there by the time the King’s looking round for him. He’s been in a rare taking since the outriders came in, that I can tell you.”
(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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