taking

(tā'kĭng)
adj.

1. Capturing interest; fetching: a taking smile.
2. Contagious; catching. Used of an infectious disease.

n.

1. The act of one that takes.
2. Something taken, as a catch of fish.
3. takings Informal. Receipts, especially of money.
4. Law. A government action assuming ownership of real property by eminent domain.

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1. acquisition of a parcel of land through condemnation.


2. in land use law, application of police power restrictions to a parcel of land that are so restrictive as to preclude any reasonable use.

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1. acquisition of a parcel of land through condemnation.


Example: The Highway Department acquires much of its rightof - way for new roads through takings. These are usually parcels whose owners are unwilling to settle on a price through negotiation.


2. in land use law, application of police power restrictions to a parcel of land that are so restrictive as to preclude any reasonable use.


Example: A local community zone is a parcel of land for agricultural use. The owner argues the land is unsuitable for growing crops but could be used for building homes. The owner’s argument is that the zoning is a taking of the property without just compensation, which is contrary to the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution.

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adjective

1. Pleasing to the eye or mind: attractive, bewitching, enchanting, engaging, enticing, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, lovely, prepossessing, pretty, sweet, tempting, winning, winsome. See like/dislike.
2. Capable of transmission by infection: catching, communicable, contagious, infectious. See move/halt.

Of property, a government action that substantially disturbs or interferes with an owner’s use and enjoyment of the property.

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IN BRIEF: n. - The act of someone who picks up or takes something adj. - Very attractive.

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat. — Robert Frost Source: Comment

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• Beautiful, attractive, or well-formed

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See words rhyming with "taking."

Common misspelling(s) of taking

• tkaing

Dansk (Danish)
n. - indkomst, fortjeneste, fangst, smitsom (sygdom)
adj. - indtagende

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdiensten, innemend

Français (French)
n. - prise, recette (npl)
adj. - engageant, attirant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nehmen, Annahme, (Plur.) Einnahmen
adj. - fesselnd

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατάληψη, (πραγματοποιηθείσες) εισπράξεις

Italiano (Italian)
incassi, presa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ato (m) de tomar, pegar, infecção (f) (fig.), fotografia (f), captura (f), tomada (f)

Русский (Russian)
выручка, барыши

Español (Spanish)
n. - ingresos, recaudación, taquilla, toma, detención
adj. - encantador, atractivo, seductor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - intäkter, inkomster, förtjänst, tagande, fångst

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
营业收入, 捕获, 取得, 迷人的, 会传染的, 可爱的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 營業收入, 捕獲, 取得
adj. - 迷人的, 會傳染的, 可愛的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 잡기, 포획량, 소득
adj. - 매혹적인, 사람을 끄는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 魅力のある, 関心をひく, 伝染性の
n. - 取ること, 獲得, 収入, 取ったもの, 発作

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أيراد, دخل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סכום ששולם לעסק מסחרי‬
adj. - ‮מידבק, מושך, שובה-לב‬

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