take-in

See also: take in

English

Etymology

Deverbal from take in.

Noun

take-in (plural take-ins)

1. A fraud or deception. [from 18th c.]

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:deception

   • 1779, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 108:

     ‘Ma'am,’ cried Mr Sheridan, turning to me abruptly, ‘you should send and order him not, – it is a take in, and ought to be forbid […].’

Related terms

• intake
• takeout

 

Anagrams

• Aitken, Kantei, intake, kaiten, kentia, kinate, tankie