receipt

Definitions


[rɪˈsiːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the action of receiving something or the fact of its being received
(e.g: I would be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter)

- a recipe
(e.g: she spent hours in the kitchen, trying all sorts of receipts)


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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


[rɪˈsiːt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- mark (a bill) as paid
(e.g: one copy can be receipted and returned to you)


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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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