Antonyms for take on


Grammar : Verb
Spell : teyk
Phonetic Transcription : teɪk


Definition of take on

Origin :
  • 1650s, "that which is taken in payment," from take (v.). Sense of "money taken in" by a single performance, etc., is from 1931. Movie-making sense is recorded from 1927. Criminal sense of "money acquired by theft" is from 1888. The verb sense of "to cheat, defraud" is from 1920. On the take "amenable to bribery" is from 1930.
  • verb assume, accept
  • verb compete
  • verb challenge, oppose

Synonyms for take on

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