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I take your point

phrase/aɪ teɪk jɔː pɔɪnt/

A2CEFR level
12/100Rarity: common
TechnicalRegister

An acknowledgement that an interlocutor's argument has merit, often before offering a qualification.

I take your point on cost, but I'd argue the long-term savings justify the upfront outlay.

Similar: fair point, I see where you're coming from

Topic: Business email & meetings in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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