outtake

Meanings

Noun

• A portion of a recording (a take) that is not included in the final version of a film or a musical album, often because it contains a mistake.
• A complete version of a recording or film that is dropped in favour of another version, reject.
• An opening for outward discharge; a vent.

Verb

• To take out, remove.
• To except.

Origin

• From Middle English outtaken ("to take out"), equivalent to out- + take.
• From Middle English outtake, outtaken, from the past participle of outtaken. See above. Compare earlier Middle English outnime, out-neme.