Intake
Origin
From English dialectal (Northern England/Scotland), deverbal of take in, equivalent to - + take. More at in-, take.
Full definition of intake
Noun
intake
(countable and uncountable; plural intakes)- The place where water or air is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.
- The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
- The quantity taken in.the intake of air
- An act or instance of taking in: an intake of oxygen or food.
- The people taken into an organisation or establishment at a particular time.the new intake of students
Verb
- To take or draw in in all the senses of the noun.