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What is a take-up?

What is a take-up? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. the act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in
  2. (machinery) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine or loom for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
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We expect a great take-up as our customers can interact with the services exactly how and when they wish.
As outputs increased following the take-up of the new seeds, grain prices fell, and more and more smaller farmers were forced out of business.
We are now looking at schemes where ease of use and wide take-up can be offered and achieved.
We examine the issue of take-up and offer an explanation for the mismatch between positive program intent and partial program use.
The manual take-up device currently in use collects oil samples from a bowling lane surface on special transparent tape.
All the pupils at Elton were hugely enthusiastic about the food served there, and there's a high take-up of meals.

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