Takings is the money a shop, restaurant, market stall, or small business actually takes in from selling things over some period — a day, a week, a match, a weekend. 'The day's takings' is all the money that came through the till that day. It is always plural: the takings were good, not 'the taking was good'.

Takings Takings這個字 is the money指的是 a shop, restaurant, market stall, or small business一家商店、餐廳、市場攤位，或小生意 actually takes in from selling things實際靠賣東西收進來的錢 over some period在某一段期間裡——a day, a week, a match, a weekend一天、一週、一場比賽，或一個週末。'The day's takings''The day's takings'（當天的takings） is all the money that came through the till that day就是指那天透過收銀機收進來的所有錢。It is always plural它永遠是複數形：the takings were good要說'the takings were good'，not 'the taking was good'而不是'the taking was good'。

The word carries a picture with it — cash, a till, someone counting it up at closing time — so it fits small, cash-handling businesses far better than big companies. A corner shop has takings; Google has revenue.

The word carries a picture with it這個字帶著一幅畫面——cash, a till, someone counting it up at closing time現金、收銀機，還有打烊時有人在數錢——so it fits small, cash-handling businesses far better than big companies所以它很適合小型、現金往來的生意，遠比大公司合適。A corner shop has takings一間街角小店有takings；Google has revenueGoogle則有revenue（營收）。

British and Irish English use it much more than American English, where 'receipts' or 'the day's sales' is the usual word.

British and Irish English use it much more than American English英式和愛爾蘭英文用這個字比美式英文常得多，where 'receipts' or 'the day's sales' is the usual word在美式英文裡通常會說'receipts'或'the day's sales'。

It is also a plain-money word rather than a profit word: takings is what came in, before you pay for the stock, the rent and the staff. Good takings and a bad month can happily sit together.

It is also a plain-money word rather than a profit word它也是一個講「現金」而不是講「利潤」的字：takings is what came intakings是指進來的錢，before you pay for the stock, the rent and the staff在你付貨款、房租，還有員工薪水之前。Good takings and a bad month can happily sit together營業額不錯，但那個月還是可能虧錢，這兩件事可以同時成立。

You often meet it in stories about theft — 'a thief made off with the night's takings' — because the takings are the pile of cash sitting in the shop at the end of the day.

You often meet it in stories about theft你常會在講竊盜的故事裡遇到這個字——'a thief made off with the night's takings''a thief made off with the night's takings'（小偷帶著當晚的takings跑了）——because the takings are the pile of cash sitting in the shop at the end of the day因為takings就是打烊時堆在店裡的那疊現金。