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/awf"tayk', of"-/, n.a pipe or passage for conducting smoke, a current of air, or the like, to an uptake or downtake.[1870-75; after v. phrase take off]
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Offtake — Off take , n. [Off + take.] 1. Act of taking off; specif., the taking off or purchase of goods. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Something taken off; a deduction. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. A channel for taking away air or water; also, the point of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
offtake — /ˈɒfteɪk/ (say oftayk) noun 1. the purchase of goods or commodities: nickel concentrate offtake; sugar offtake. 2. a discount or deduction. 3. a channel for taking away air or water …
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