intake

Definition

  • noun: an opening through which fluid enters an enclosure
  • noun: the amount of something (such as food or drink) that is taken into your body
  • synonyms: access, adit, admission

Examples

  • The school's 'intake' of students has increased in recent years.

  • You should limit your daily 'intake' of fats and sugars.

  • the recommended daily 'intakes' of selected vitamins

Movie quotes

  • (..) Locked and floating. You can drop us anytime. We'll catch you. Inertial damping's going off. Hold on, people. There's gonna be a little bump. What the hell was that? Pressure drop in intake three. Must've lost a shield. Let's go with it. [Voices Over Radio Continue] Dropping off now. (..)
    1979 Alien