offtake

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offtake - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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
        beginning of such a channel; a take-off.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]