The Collaborative International Dictionary
Offtake \Off"take`\, n. [Off + take.]
Act of taking off; specif., the taking off or purchase of goods.
Something taken off; a deduction.
A channel for taking away air or water; also, the point of beginning of such a channel; a take-off.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A point or channel of drainage or off-flow; offlet. 2 (context mining English) The removal of oil (or an industrial chemical) from a storage facility. 3 An act of taking off; specifically, the taking away or purchase of goods. 4 Something taken off; a deduction. vb. (context obsolete English) To take off; take away.
Usage examples of "offtake".
The headset they gave her hissed a bit—no doubt from the offtake tape spool—but Petris's voice was clear enough.
The headset they gave her hissed a bitno doubt from the offtake tape spoolbut Petris's voice was clear enough.