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takings

DEFINITIONS OF: takings

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n the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

Synonyms:
issue, payoff, proceeds, return, take, yield
Types:
economic rent, rent
the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
payback
financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
Type of:
income
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
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