Offtake \Off"take`\, n. [Off + take.] 1. Act of taking off; specif., the taking off or purchase of goods. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Something taken off; a deduction. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. A channel for taking away air or water; also, the point of beginning of such a channel; a take-off. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]