Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.
INTAKE
inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, intake, breathing in
(noun) the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
(noun) the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
intake, inlet
(noun) an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
intake (countable and uncountable, plural intakes)
The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.
The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
The quantity taken in.
An act or instance of taking in.
The people taken into an organisation or establishment at a particular time.
A tract of land enclosed.
(UK, dialect) Any kind of cheat or imposition; the act of taking someone in.
Verb
intake (third-person singular simple present intakes, present participle intaking, simple past intook, past participle intaken)
To take in or draw in; to bring in from outside.
Anagrams
• Aitken, Kantei, kaiten, kentia, kinate, take in, take-in, tankie
Source: Wiktionary
In"take`, n.
1. The place where water or air is taken into a pipe or conduit; -- opposed to outlet.
2. the beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
3. The quantity taken in; as, the intake of air.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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