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makings

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mak·ing  (mkng)
n.
1.
a. The act of one that makes.
b. The process of coming into being: trouble in the making.
2. The means of gaining success or realizing potential: That job will be the making of you.
3.
a. Something made.
b. The quantity made at one time.
4.
a. The abilities or qualities needed for development. Often used in the plural: She has the makings of a fine teacher.
b. The material or ingredients needed for making or doing something: all the makings for an apple pie.
5. makings Informal The paper and tobacco for rolling a cigarette.

makings [ˈmeɪkɪŋz]
pl n
1. potentials, qualities, or materials he had the makings of a leader
2. Also called rollings Slang the tobacco and cigarette paper used for rolling a cigarette
3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) profits; earnings


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Thou and thy vagabonds shall crown the wedding with thy merry- makings.
His hesitation had left him now, and he was convinced that he had in him the makings of a great painter.
"Yes," he answered, "there are in me the makings of a very fine loafer and also of a pretty spry sort of fellow.
 
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