take-in

[ teyk-in ]
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nounInformal.
  1. a deception, fraud, or imposition.

Origin of take-in

1
First recorded in 1770–80; noun use of verb phrase take in

Words Nearby take-in

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How to use take-in in a sentence

  • Ah, signora mia, what a take-in You saw my father-in-law at the time of our wedding.

    The Law Inevitable | Louis Couperus
  • However, it will not do to stop too long and be ensnared,—it would only be another take-in.

    Madame Chrysantheme | Pierre Loti
  • But I have got into shoal water with her, and have found her to be a terrible take-in.

    The Trumpet-Major | Thomas Hardy
  • We stayed at the Cape no longer than was needful to take in-fresh water, but made the best of our way for the coast of Coromandel.

British Dictionary definitions for take in

take in

verb(tr, adverb)
  1. to comprehend or understand

  2. to include or comprise: his thesis takes in that point

  1. to receive into one's house in exchange for payment: to take in washing; take in lodgers

  2. to make (an article of clothing, etc) smaller by altering seams

  3. to include: the tour takes in the islands as well as the mainland

  4. informal to cheat or deceive

  5. to go to; visit: let's take in a movie tonight

nountake-in
  1. informal the act or an instance of cheating or deceiving

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Other Idioms and Phrases with take-in

take-in

Admit, receive as a guest or employee, as in They offered to take in two of the orphaned children. [First half of 1500s]

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