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Princeton's WordNet

  1. return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoffnoun

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

    "the average return was about 5%"

Wiktionary

  1. takingsnoun

    The cash or money received (taken) by a shop or other business; receipts.

    Fred was concerned because the takings from his sweetshop had fallen again for the third week.

  2. takingsnoun

    Plural form of taking.

Wikipedia

  1. takings

    Eminent domain (United States, Philippines), land acquisition (India, Malaysia, Singapore), compulsory purchase/acquisition (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom), resumption (Hong Kong, Uganda), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Australia, Barbados, New Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom), or expropriation (Canada, South Africa) is the power of a state, provincial, or national government to take private property for public use. It does not include the power to take and transfer ownership of private property from one property owner to another private property owner without a valid public purpose. This power can be legislatively delegated by the state to municipalities, government subdivisions, or even to private persons or corporations, when they are authorized by the legislature to exercise the functions of public character.The most common uses of property taken by eminent domain have been for roads, government buildings and public utilities. Many railroads were given the right of eminent domain to obtain land or easements in order to build and connect rail networks. In the mid-20th century, a new application of eminent domain was pioneered, in which the government could take the property and transfer it to a private third party for redevelopment. This was initially done only to a property that has been deemed "blighted" or a "development impediment", on the principle that such properties had a negative impact upon surrounding property owners, but was later expanded to allow the taking of any private property when the new third-party owner could develop the property in such a way as to bring in increased tax revenues to the government. Some jurisdictions require that the taker make an offer to purchase the subject property, before resorting to the use of eminent domain. However, once the property is taken and the judgment is final, the condemnor owns it in fee simple, and may put it to uses other than those specified in the eminent domain action. Takings may be of the subject property in its entirety (total take) or in part (part take), either quantitatively or qualitatively (either partially in fee simple or, commonly, an easement, or any other interest less than the full fee simple title).

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  1. takings

    Takings refer to the act of a government acquiring private property for public use through the power of eminent domain, often providing the property owner with compensation. It is based on the principle that the broader public's interest and need must be prioritized over that of individual property owners. The regulation and process of takings is usually outlined in nation's constitution or legal framework. Sometimes, the term is also used to describe significant government regulation that severely restricts an owner's use of their property.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of takings in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of takings in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of takings in a Sentence

  1. Luke Hemsworth:

    Not really, it’s never been a competition thing. It’s about being able to do good work and it always has been. I don’t care where I sit in terms of hierarchy, box office takings or any of that stuff.

  2. Nathan Metcalf:

    The problem with trying to regulate the senior water rights is that it's a property interest, so you always run the risk of a takings claim by taking that property.

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