take-backn.
/ˈteɪkbak/, U.S. /ˈteɪkˌbæk/ The action or an act of reclamation or accepting a thing returned; frequently attributive. Also: something which has been returned or reclaimed.
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the mind > possession > taking > [noun] > taking back or again
retaking1436
gain-taking1538
reassumption1611
replevin1619
withdrawment1640
retrotraction1673
resumption1694
retrosusception1827
take-back1873
snatch-back1905
1873 Chess Jrnl. (Dubuque, Iowa) June 283 When a move has been called by the blindfold player, there is no ‘take backs’.
1894 Accountant 20 Jan. 72/1 The Returns Book contains particulars of goods taken back from customers, who are credited with the same, stock being debited with these take-backs.
1918 Observer 22 Dec. 8/3 Nearly every concession that has been granted to the lower deck during the war has been accompanied by some condition of the ‘take-back’ kind.
1945 N. Offord Let. in Garage & Motor Agent 13 Oct. 32/1 The profits will be calculated after the resale of ‘take-backs’ and deduction of all other expenses.
1986 Science 2 May 664/1 The primary difficulty with any take-back scheme is getting the major supplier countries to overcome domestic political difficulties.
2007 Independent 4 Apr. 4/3 The company offers takeback and recycling in all the countries where its products are sold.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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