uptake

[Interaxus]

Hi,

The following sense of the word 'uptake' is missing from the dictionary definitions:

"We are studying the uptake of social welfare benefits by older people".

Here, 'uptake' refers to the extent to which a social benefit is claimed by members of the public. This is a fairly common usage nowadays. How does one alert the editors of the dictionary to such omissions?

Best regards,
Int

 

[Kelly B]

Thanks! I'll move this thread to the Comments and Suggestions forum.

And welcome to the forums, Interaxus.

 

[cuchuflete]

Welcome Interaxus,

It's in the English dictionary and in the English=>Spanish dictionary.
http://www.wordreference.com/definition/uptake and.... http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=uptake&dict=enes

Yes, it's a word. I'm sure bureaucrats and those forced to suffer their fine use of English have heard it and use it.

Which particular dictionary is lacking this term?