TAKE-IN Definition & Meaning

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take-in

[ teyk-in ]

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noun

Informal.

a deception, fraud, or imposition.

take in

verb

to comprehend or understand
to include or comprise
his thesis takes in that point
to receive into one's house in exchange for payment
take in lodgers
to take in washing
to make (an article of clothing, etc) smaller by altering seams
to include
the tour takes in the islands as well as the mainland
informal.
to cheat or deceive
to go to; visit
let's take in a movie tonight

noun

informal.
the act or an instance of cheating or deceiving

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of take-in¹

First recorded in 1770–80; noun use of verb phrase take in

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Sunday is also a day I get to enjoy take-in from my favorite restaurants.

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Almost always, she said, there is a predictable sequence in which people take-in an eclipse: it begins with a sense of wrongness and primal fear, followed by a feeling of connectedness and insignificance.

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Another quizzical take-in is Black Dog Salvage, truly a hoarder’s heaven and a wonderland of Appalachian imagination in the form of items salvaged from Southwest Virginia’s architectural past.

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If the people of Standing Rock did not take-in their beloved family and friends, there would be mass homelessness.

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Bordeaux’s Musée des Beaux Arts is also a great take-in for a mere four Euros to enter.

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