intake

Definitions

• The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.
• The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
• The quantity taken in.
• An act or instance of taking in.
• The people taken into an organisation or establishment at a particular time.
• A tract of land enclosed.
• (UK) Any kind of cheat or imposition; the act of take taking someone in.