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intake

noun (AMOUNT)
 
 
/ˈɪn.teɪk/

Definition

[U] the amount of a particular substance that is eaten or drunk during a particular time: It says on the packet that four slices of this bread contains one half of your recommended daily intake of fibre.Diets and dieting [U] the number of people that are accepted at a particular time by an organization, especially a college or university: The college has increased its intake of students by 50 percent this year.Recruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobs
(Definition of intake noun (AMOUNT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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