OFFTAKE

Etymology

Verb

offtake (third-person singular simple present offtakes, present participle offtaking, simple past offtook, past participle offtaken)

(obsolete) To take off; take away.

Noun

offtake (countable and uncountable, plural offtakes)

A point or channel of drainage or off-flow; offlet.

(mining) The removal of oil (or an industrial chemical) from a storage facility.

An act of taking off; specifically, the taking away or purchase of goods.

Something taken off; a deduction.

Anagrams

• take off, take-off, takeoff

Source: Wiktionary


Off"take`, n. [Off + take.]

1. Act of taking off; specif., the taking off or purchase of goods.

2. Something taken off; a deduction.

3. A channel for taking away air or water; also, the point of beginning of such a channel; a take-off.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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