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- noun The
cash ormoney received (taken ) by ashop or otherbusiness ;receipts . - noun Plural form of
taking .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
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Examples
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I once had to bank £7000 in takings from a shop I was managing, which is certainly the most British currency I've ever handled.
The Friday question: money nwhyte 2008
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We have what we call takings, not grabbings, in the sense that for social purposes, which vary depending on which country, like even in the United States, you -- you have continuous taking, my own university is in trouble right now because it's trying to expand into Harlem and taking over land.
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Eminent domain takings by Mexican governments are appealable -- just as in the US.
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Eminent domain takings by Mexican governments are appealable -- just as in the US.
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Only insolvent banks need be nationalized, therefore takings is irrelevent. viagra Says:
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Eminent domain takings by Mexican governments are appealable -- just as in the US.
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Eminent domain takings by Mexican governments are appealable -- just as in the US.
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Eminent domain takings by Mexican governments are appealable -- just as in the US.
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Eminent domain takings by Mexican governments are appealable -- just as in the US.
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Eminent domain takings by Mexican governments are appealable -- just as in the US.
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