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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.]
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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.
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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

recipe
1. '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.
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receipt


Past participle: receipted
Gerund: receipting

Imperative
receipt
receipt
Present
I receipt
you receipt
he/she/it receipts
we receipt
you receipt
they receipt
Preterite
I receipted
you receipted
he/she/it receipted
we receipted
you receipted
they receipted
Present Continuous
I am receipting
you are receipting
he/she/it is receipting
we are receipting
you are receipting
they are receipting
Present Perfect
I have receipted
you have receipted
he/she/it has receipted
we have receipted
you have receipted
they have receipted
Past Continuous
I was receipting
you were receipting
he/she/it was receipting
we were receipting
you were receipting
they were receipting
Past Perfect
I had receipted
you had receipted
he/she/it had receipted
we had receipted
you had receipted
they had receipted
Future
I will receipt
you will receipt
he/she/it will receipt
we will receipt
you will receipt
they will receipt
Future Perfect
I will have receipted
you will have receipted
he/she/it will have receipted
we will have receipted
you will have receipted
they will have receipted
Future Continuous
I will be receipting
you will be receipting
he/she/it will be receipting
we will be receipting
you will be receipting
they will be receipting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been receipting
you have been receipting
he/she/it has been receipting
we have been receipting
you have been receipting
they have been receipting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been receipting
you will have been receipting
he/she/it will have been receipting
we will have been receipting
you will have been receipting
they will have been receipting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been receipting
you had been receipting
he/she/it had been receipting
we had been receipting
you had been receipting
they had been receipting
Conditional
I would receipt
you would receipt
he/she/it would receipt
we would receipt
you would receipt
they would receipt
Past Conditional
I would have receipted
you would have receipted
he/she/it would have receipted
we would have receipted
you would have receipted
they would have receipted
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.receipt - the act of receivingreceipt - the act of receiving      
acquiring, getting - the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"
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
Verb1.receipt - report the receipt ofreceipt - 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
check off, tick off, mark off, tick, check, mark - put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units"
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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
1. takings, return, profits, gains, income, gate, proceeds He was tallying the day's receipts.
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Translations
وَصْلإسْتِلام
stvrzenkaúčtenkapříjempřijetí
kvitteringmodtagelse
kuittireseptikuittaus
potvrda primitka
nyugtaátvételelismervény
kvittunviîtaka
受領証
영수증
apmokėta sąskaitagavimas
kvītssaņemšana
bonnetjeinkomstenkwitantieontvangenontvangsbewijs
račun
kvittorecept
ใบเสร็จรับเงิน
alındıfişmakbuzteslim alma
biên lai

receipt

[rɪˈsiːt]
A. N
1. (= act of receiving) → recepción f, recibo m
to acknowledge receipt ofacusar recibo de
on receipt ofal recibo de, al recibir
on receipt of these goodsal 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 receiptpago m contra entrega or al recibo
2. (= document) → recibo m
please give me a receipthaga el favor de darme un recibo
3. receipts (= money taken) → recaudación fsing
B. VT [+ goods] → dar recibo por; [+ bill] → poner el "recibí" en
C. CPD receipt book Nlibro m talonario
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

[rɪˈsiːt]
n
(= proof of purchase) (for goods, services)reçu m; (for parcel, letter)accusé m de réception; (for taxi)reçu m; (for rent)quittance f
(= act of receiving) → réception f
to acknowledge receipt of → accuser réception de
on receipt of → dès réception de
to be in receipt of sth [+ pension, benefits] → recevoir qch
to have been in receipt of sth [+ letter, parcel] → avoir reçu qch
receipts npl (= takings) → recettes fpl
gate receipts → entrées fpl
tax receipts → recettes fpl fiscales
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

receipt

n
no plEmpfang m; (Comm) → Empfang m, → Erhalt m, → Eingang m; on receipt of your remittance/the goods, we shall be pleased to …nach Empfang etc Ihrer Zahlung/der Waren werden wir gerne; to pay on receipt (of the goods)bei Empfang etc (der Waren) bezahlen; I am in receipt of (on letter) → ich bin im Besitz (+gen); receipt stampEmpfangsstempel m
(Brit: = paper) → Quittung f, → Beleg m; (= receipt of posting)Einlieferungsschein m
(Comm, Fin: = money taken) receiptsEinnahmen pl, → Einkünfte pl
vt billquittieren
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receipt

[rɪˈsiːt] n
a. (slip of paper) → ricevuta
b. (frm) (esp Comm) → ricevimento
to acknowledge receipt of → accusare ricevuta di
we are in receipt of ... → abbiamo ricevuto...
c. (money taken) receipts nplincassi mpl, introiti mpl
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

receipt

(rəˈsiːt) noun
1. the act of receiving or being received. Please sign this form to acknowledge receipt of the money.
2. a written note saying that money etc has been received. I paid the bill and he gave me a receipt.
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receipt

وَصْل účtenka kvittering Quittung απόδειξη πληρωμής recibo kuitti reçu potvrda primitka ricevuta 受領証 영수증 ontvangstbewijs kvittering pokwitowanie recibo квитанция kvitto ใบเสร็จรับเงิน fiş biên lai 收据
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

receipt

n. recibo, carta de pago.
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References in classic literature ?
I will take the five scraps of paper that I now hold as bonds, with your signature alone, and here is a receipt in full for the six millions between us.
Ye'll no' mind," he added, suddenly returning to business, "writin' me joost a line--in the way o' receipt, ye ken--to clear me o' ony future suspicion in the matter o' the letter?"
Wingrave," he said, "you will give me my receipt for those shares for fifty-seven thousand six hundred dollars."
Bardell said this, she applied her handkerchief to her eyes, and went out of the room to get the receipt.
"It is a balsam," answered Don Quixote, "the receipt of which I have in my memory, with which one need have no fear of death, or dread dying of any wound; and so when I make it and give it to thee thou hast nothing to do when in some battle thou seest they have cut me in half through the middle of the body- as is wont to happen frequently,- but neatly and with great nicety, ere the blood congeal, to place that portion of the body which shall have fallen to the ground upon the other half which remains in the saddle, taking care to fit it on evenly and exactly.
Vernon declares that he never saw deeper distress than hers, on the receipt of the letter; and is his judgment inferior to mine?
A receipt to regain the lost affections of a wife, which hath never been known to fail in the most desperate cases.
I had had load enough upon my mind before the receipt of this strange letter.
We know diseases of stoppings, and suffocations, are the most dangerous in the body; and it is not much otherwise in the mind; you may take sarza to open the liver, steel to open the spleen, flowers of sulphur for the lungs, castoreum for the brain; but no receipt openeth the heart, but a true friend; to whom you may impart griefs, joys, fears, hopes, suspicions, counsels, and whatsoever lieth upon the heart to oppress it, in a kind of civil shrift or confession.
Come in, then, and I'll give you a receipt for him."
Vronsky's valet came in to ask him to sign a receipt for a telegram from Petersburg.
One fine day, this magnanimous old gentleman was agreeably surprised at the receipt of the following letter:-