receipt
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receipt
the state of being received into one’s possession: receipt of goods; a written acknowledgment of payment: a receipt for the order
Not to be confused with:
recipe – a set of instructions for making something: a recipe for muffins; a device for achieving something: a recipe for success
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re·ceipt
(rĭ-sēt′)n.
1.
a. The act of receiving: We are in receipt of your letter.
b. The fact of being or having been received: They denied receipt of the shipment.
2. often receipts A quantity or amount received: cash receipts.
3. A written acknowledgment that a specified article, sum of money, or shipment of merchandise has been received.
4. A recipe.
v. re·ceipt·ed, re·ceipt·ing, re·ceipts
v.tr.
1. To mark (a bill) as having been paid.
2. To give or write a receipt for (money paid or goods or services delivered).
v.intr.
To give a receipt.
[Middle English receite, from Old North French, from Medieval Latin recepta, medical prescription, money received, from Latin, feminine past participle of recipere, to receive; see receive.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
receipt
(rɪˈsiːt)n
1. (Commerce) a written acknowledgment by a receiver of money, goods, etc, that payment or delivery has been made
2. the act of receiving or fact of being received
3. (usually plural) an amount or article received
4. (Cookery) archaic another word for recipe
vb
5. (Commerce) (tr) to acknowledge payment of (a bill), as by marking it
6. (Commerce) chiefly US to issue a receipt for (money, goods, etc)
[C14: from Old Norman French receite, from Medieval Latin recepta, from Latin recipere to receive]
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re•ceipt
(rɪˈsit)n.
1. a written acknowledgment of having received money or goods as specified.
2. receipts, the amount or quantity received.
3. the act of receiving or the state of being received.
4. something that is received.
5. a recipe.
v.t. 6. to acknowledge in writing the payment of (a bill).
7. to give a receipt for (money, goods, etc.).
v.i. 8. to give a receipt, as for money or goods.
[1350–1400; Middle English receite < Anglo-French (Old French reçoite) < Latin recepta, feminine past participle of recipere to receive]
re•ceipt′or, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
receipt
- Its first meaning was "a drug made according to a recipe" or a "recipe" for making food.See also related terms for recipe.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
receipt
A transmission made by a receiving station to indicate that a message has been satisfactorily received.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
receipt
– recipe1. 'receipt'
A receipt /rɪ'siːt/ is a piece of paper that confirms that money or goods have been received.
We've got receipts for each thing we've bought.
2. 'recipe'
Don't use 'receipt' to refer to a set of instructions telling you how to cook something. The word you use is recipe /'resəpi/.
This is an old Polish recipe for beetroot soup.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
receipt
Past participle: receipted
Gerund: receipting
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| receipt |
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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| Noun | 1. |  receipt - the act of receiving |
| 2. | receipt - an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made ticket stub, stub - a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt bill of lading, waybill - a receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery acknowledgement, acknowledgment - a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" pawn ticket - a pawnbroker's receipt for articles taken as security | |
| Verb | 1. |  receipt - report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper"communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" |
| 2. | receipt - mark or stamp as paid |
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receipt
noun
1. sales slip, proof of purchase, voucher, stub, acknowledgment, counterfoil I wrote her a receipt for the money.
2. receiving, delivery, reception, acceptance, recipience the receipt of your order
plural noun
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Spanish / Español
receipt
[rɪˈsiːt]A. N
1. (= act of receiving) → recepción f, recibo m
to acknowledge receipt of → acusar recibo de
on receipt of → al recibo de, al recibir
on receipt of these goods → al recibo de or al recibir estas mercancías
I am in receipt of your letter (frm) → he recibido su carta, obra su carta en mi poder (more frm)
pay on receipt → pago m contra entrega or al recibo
to acknowledge receipt of → acusar recibo de
on receipt of → al recibo de, al recibir
on receipt of these goods → al recibo de or al recibir estas mercancías
I am in receipt of your letter (frm) → he recibido su carta, obra su carta en mi poder (more frm)
pay on receipt → pago m contra entrega or al recibo
3. receipts (= money taken) → recaudación fsing
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
receipt
(rəˈsiːt) noun1. the act of receiving or being received. Please sign this form to acknowledge receipt of the money.recibo, recepción
2. a written note saying that money etc has been received. I paid the bill and he gave me a receipt.recibo
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
receipt
→ reciboMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
receipt
n. recibo, carta de pago.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- I need a receipt, please → Necesito que me dé un recibo, por favor
- I need a receipt for the insurance → Necesito un comprobante para el seguro
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009