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intake

 
 
/ˈɪnteɪk/ noun [C]

Translation

FOOD/AIR the amount of food or drink that you take into your body
yenen/içilen miktar
[usually singular] Reducing your salt intake can help to lower blood pressure.120
PEOPLE UK the group of people who start working or studying somewhere at the same time
bir işyerinde aynı anda çalışmaya başlayan insan topluluğu
a new intake of students1437
(Definition of intake noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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