noun
Meaning 1
A taking on; that which is taken on; acquisition.
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ontake
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verb
Meaning 2
To take on; undertake; assume.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To undertake a debt.
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Usage: UK, dialectal, transitive
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History
Etymology
From Middle English ontaken, equivalent to on- + take. Compare Old English onniman (“to receive, take”).