uttak

Uttak is a noun in Norwegian (and Swedish with a similar meaning) that denotes the act of taking something out from a source, removal, drawing, or extraction. It is used across different domains, often with context-specific nuances.

In everyday finance, uttak commonly refers to withdrawing money from a bank account, including cash withdrawals at ATMs, with rules set by banks and potentially incurring fees. In natural resources and utilities, uttak denotes extraction or removal of resources such as minerals, timber, or water from a source, typically governed by licenses, quotas, environmental considerations, and impact assessments.

In energy and infrastructure, the term can also denote a physical outlet or connection point, such as a power outlet (strømuttak) or service point. In research and data contexts, uttak can describe drawing or selecting samples from a larger population or extracting data from a database.

In legal and policy language, uttak can appear in phrases like "uttak av rettigheter" or "uttaksbegrensning" depending on jurisdiction, reflecting the act of taking or removing something from a set or from entitlement. The exact meaning hinges on the domain and language variant (Norwegian, Swedish). Encyclopedic use typically clarifies by adding the domain: for example, banking uttak, resource uttak, or electrical uttak.