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Definition of Give or take
1. Adverb. Plus or minus a small amount. "It is a mile away, give or take a few hundred yards"
Definition of Give or take
1. Adverb. (idiomatic) Approximately; plus or minus some unknown amount. ¹
2. Adverb. (idiomatic) Approximately; within a certain margin of error. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Give Or Take
Literary usage of Give or take
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Hindu Law of Marriage and Stridhan by Sir Gooroodass Banerjee (1879)
"... caste on legitimacy—Presumption of legitimacy—Bastard's right to inherit—Maintenance
of children- Right to give or take a son in adoption—Paternal power ..."
2. Notes on Issues in Jury Trials: With References to Reported Examples by John Black Leslie Birnie (1881)
"FAILURE TO give or take POSSESSION. 1. Damages by tenants whose leases had been
reduced. Dalziel and Others v. ..."
3. The Argentine Civil Code (effective January 1st, 1871) Together with by Argentina, Phanor James Eder, Robert Joseph Kerr, Joseph Wheless (1917)
"... dispossession proceedings, by the judge having jurisdiction of the proceedings.
CHAPTER III. Of the Capacity to Give or Take Things in Lease or Hire. ..."
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