taking off

verb

Definition of taking offnext
present participle of take off
1
as in departing
to leave a place often for another I can only stay for a few minutes, and then I'll need to take off again

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2
as in removing
to rid oneself of (a garment) take off your coat and stay awhile

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3
as in subtracting
to take away (an amount or number) from a total the store will take an additional 20% off if you bring in this coupon

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4
as in robbing
slang to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint

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Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for taking off
  1. departing
  2. removing
  3. robbing
  4. exiting
  5. deducting
Verb
  • On that same weekend, news filtered out about many senior staffers departing, voluntarily or otherwise, from City Hall.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • At Bradley International Airport, 93,000 people have booked departing flights between last Wednesday and the day after Christmas, according to Brian Spyros, spokesman for the Connecticut Airport Authority.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of departing
Verb
  • The front requires the extra task of removing the headlamp first and then reattaching it after installing the rack.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The more chemicals, the better for removing the blockage, right?
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of removing
Verb
  • One of Mangione’s attorneys told a judge that government officials, including New York Mayor Eric Adams, have turned Mangione into a political pawn, robbing him of his rights as a defendant and tainting the jury pool.
    Michael R. Sisak and Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Cops have arrested a motorist accused of attacking and robbing an NYPD traffic enforcement agent of his electronic summons book after getting a ticket on a busy Queens street, police said Friday.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of robbing
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  • Even all-time greats ordinarily have off days, some of which result in them exiting a major or two per year prematurely.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Hurts completed just one pass for 11 yards and ran for 41 before exiting Sunday’s contest.
    Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of exiting
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  • Net loss for the quarter was $1,552,709, after deducting $46,240 attributed to non-controlling interest.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Net loss for the nine months was $5,538,238, after deducting $167,039 attributed to non-controlling interest.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of deducting
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