intake

[in-teyk]

noun

1. the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.

2. an act or instance of taking in.

   an intake of oxygen.

3. something that is taken in.

4. a quantity taken in.

   an intake of 50 gallons a minute.

5. a narrowing; contraction.

intake

/ ˈɪnˌteɪk /

noun

1. a thing or a quantity taken in

   an intake of students

2. the act of taking in

3. the opening through which fluid enters a duct or channel, esp the air inlet of a jet engine

4. a ventilation shaft in a mine

5. a contraction or narrowing

   an intake in a garment

Word History and Origins

Origin of intake¹

First recorded in 1515–25; noun use of verb phrase take in

Example Sentences

They added that the university had a responsibility to ensure it remained financially stable, including regularly reviewing courses with "persistently low intake such as chemistry".

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“We’ve been misled about how much willpower and conscious control we really have over our long-term food intake,” they write.

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Millspaugh said the transfers were often from sober living homes back to the detox intake center in South Los Angeles.

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On blustery afternoons, my street’s geography sends every scrap of airborne litter to my curb: candy wrappers, Styrofoam peanuts and Trader Joe’s receipts that reveal too much about the neighbors’ taquitos intake.

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It recommended that she substantially increase her protein intake.

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Related Words

• absorption