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モトを取る is an exact match with one form of the following word:
元をとる
BOOST
Reading : もとをとる   
expression, 'ru' godan verb
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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元をとる is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 30,000 (about 20,100,000 results)
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Example sentences:
ほうだい
放題
ほうだい
放題
ばあい
場合
モトを
ためにとにかく
たの
まなきゃ
ソンでしょいう
きも
気持
なるわかるけどあれこれ
たの
だけ
たの
んで
けっきょく
結局
べきれず
たくさん
のこ
ルール
いはん
違反

It's understandable that when we pay for all you can eat and drink meals, we might be thinking 'We've gotta order whatever we can, so we get our money's worth!', but ordering this and that, then leaving food because you couldn't eat it all is breaching the rules!
元を取る
BOOST
Reading : もとをとる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 39,000 (about 14,100,000 results)
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モトを取る
BOOST
Reading : もとをとる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 72,000 (about 4,040,000 results)
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ゲン   ガン   origin; original   もと origin   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
legs
シュ   と to take   
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ジ   みみ ear   
また again   
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