takings

takings
takings tak‧ings [ˈteɪkɪŋz] noun [plural] ACCOUNTING FINANCE
the money that a business such as a shop or bank gets from selling its goods or services in a particular period of time:

• This shop's takings are down by half, compared to this time last year.

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takings UK US /ˈteɪkɪŋz/ noun [plural]
COMMERCE, FINANCE the money that a business gets from selling goods or services during a particular period: takings are up/down »

The company reports that takings are up 10%.

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Most of its takings come from selling services to the business market.

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The robbery happened at 5.30pm as a security guard collected the day's takings.

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The movie topped the US takings chart after its first weekend.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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