offtake

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English oftaken, equivalent to off- +‎ take. === Verb === offtake (third-person singular simple present offtakes, present participle offtaking, simple past offtook, past participle offtaken) (transitive) To take off; take away, remove. (finance, transitive) To take out or remove commodities from a market, usually through purchasing them. ==== Derived terms ==== offtaker === Noun === offtake (countable and uncountable, plural offtakes) A point or channel of drainage or off-flow; offlet. (mining) The removal of oil (or an industrial chemical) from a storage facility. An act of taking off; specifically, the taking away or purchase of goods. Something taken off; a deduction. === Anagrams === take off, take-off, takeoff