| 词汇 | takings |
| 释义 | takings noun[ plural ] uk /ˈteɪ.kɪŋz/ us /ˈteɪ.kɪŋz/ all the money that a business gets from selling things: 收入，进账 Our takings were down this week because the weather was so bad.本周由于天气恶劣，我们的进账减少了。 Synonyms proceeds take(MONEY) Compare profitnoun yieldnoun Profits & losses anti-profiteering anti-speculative be a licence to print moneyidiom buoyancy buoyant cash cow deficit lose lose your shirtidiom margin muck non-profit-making out-of-pocket pi profit from something profit warning rake-off trade surplus winnings takings | Business Englishtakings noun[ plural ] uk /ˈteɪkɪŋz/us COMMERCE, FINANCE the money that a business gets from selling goods or services during a particular period: takings are up/downThe company reports that takings are up 10%. Most of its takings come from selling services to the business market. The robbery happened at 5.30pm as a security guard collected the day's takings. The movie topped the US takings chart after its first weekend. Examples of takingstakings The price should be as high as possible to maximise takings but as low as possible to maximise sales. Under these conditions most people's subsistence needs would be met by hunting as long as they all confined their takings to the subsistence level. The ultimate source of value on my view would be these takings of attitudinal pleasure in the sensations rather than the sensations themselves. At the time the case was decided, neither the statutes nor the case law governing wills expressly prohibited such takings. While owners can reasonably expect some regulatory "takings" to occur,27 they will normally expect that, having acquired property, they will be able to retain it. They may manifest themselves in turn takings and new paragraphs added in texts, in the particular way in which an internal note is written, or in repetitions during interviews. While the middle of the conversations still tended to contain errors and confusion, the addition of greetings and leave takings was evident and made an important impact on the interactions. The north-west has realised that retailing stories of doom and gloom will not increase takings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are two kiosks within a quarter of a mile and takings would need to be increased to justify a third. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The average annual takings of a jackpot machine are estimated to be at least £7,500. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will digress slightly to make the observation that those public houses that have either banned or curtailed smoking have increased their takings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The proposal to abolish the standard method of reckoning gross takings would impact on those retailers, including mail order companies, which provide self-financed credit facilities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The national income of this country has increased tenfold, and the surtax rates have trebled, and the surtax takings have increased twice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are also told that there has been a large diminution of drunkenness, and that greyhound racing has lowered the takings of the adjacent public-houses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The sum total of the takings of that industry amounts to about £150,000,000; the expenses amount to £145,000,000; the profits, therefore, in round figures, are £5,000,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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