The act or process of introducing.
A written or oral explanation of what constitutes the basis of an issue.
A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.
The act by which something is taken.
A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).
A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
Alluring; attractive.