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   Re·ceipt

   /rəˈsēt/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of receiving something or the fact of its being received: "I would be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter" Similar receivingreceptiongettingobtaininggainingacceptancearrivaldeliveryrare:recipience
   • ▪ a written or printed statement acknowledging that something has been paid for or that goods have been received: "always make sure you get a receipt" Similar proof of purchasesales slipsales tickettill receiptstubcounterfoilvoucherslipdocketdated:acquittance
   • ▪ an amount of money received during a particular period by an organization or business: "box-office receipts" Similar proceedstakingsmoney/payment receivedincomerevenueearningsturnovergateprofitsgainsfinancial return(s)return(s)take
   • ▪ proof or evidence of something: informal US "she had the receipts, and showed Rachel texts he had sent her"
   • 2. a recipe: archaic "she spent hours in the kitchen, trying all sorts of receipts"

   verb

   • 1. mark (a bill) as paid: "one copy can be receipted and returned to you"
   • ▪ write a receipt for (goods or money): "all fish shall be receipted at time of purchase"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French receite, from medieval Latin recepta ‘received’, feminine past participle of Latin recipere. The -p- was inserted in imitation of the Latin spelling.

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