As verbs the difference between applying and taking
is that
applying is while
taking is .
As nouns the difference between applying and taking
is that
applying is the act of applying while
taking is the act by which something is taken.
As an adjective taking is
alluring; attractive.
applying English
Verb
(head)
Noun
(-)
The act of applying.
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taking English
Adjective
( en adjective)
alluring; attractive.
* Fuller
- subtile in making his temptations most taking
(obsolete) infectious; contagious
- (Beaumont and Fletcher)
Noun
The act by which something is taken.
* 2010 , Ian Ayres, Optional Law: The Structure of Legal Entitlements (page 75)
- Second, they argue that giving the original owner a take-back option might lead to an infinite sequence of takings and retakings if the exercise price for the take-back option (i.e., the damages assessed at each round) is set too low.
(uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
(uncountable) An apprehension.
(countable) That which has been gained.
- Count the shop's takings .
Verb
(head)
*
*:Athelstan Arundel walked home […], foaming and raging.He walked the whole way, walking through crowds, and under the noses of dray-horses, carriage-horses, and cart-horses, without taking the least notice of them.
Derived terms
* for the taking
See also
* takings
Statistics
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