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intake

American  
[in-teyk] / ˈɪnˌteɪk /

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 British  
/ 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
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Etymology

Origin of intake

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

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