About The Word Receipt
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Receipt
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What's The Definition Of Receipt?
[n] the act of receiving
[n] an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made [v] mark or stamp as paid [v] report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper" Synonyms | Synonyms for Receipt: acknowledge | reception Related Terms | Find terms related to Receipt: See Also | acknowledgement | acknowledgment | acquiring | bill of lading | check | check off | communicate | getting | mark | mark off | pass | pass on | pawn ticket | put across | stub | tick off | ticket stub | waybill Receipt In Webster's Dictionary \Re*ceipt"\, n. [OE. receite, OF. recete, recepte, F.
recette, fr. L. recipere, receptum, to receive. See
{Receive}.]
1. The act of receiving; reception. ``At the receipt of your
letter.'' --Shak.
2. Reception, as an act of hospitality. [Obs.]
Thy kind receipt of me. --Chapman.
3. Capability of receiving; capacity. [Obs.]
It has become a place of great receipt. --Evelyn.
4. Place of receiving. [Obs.]
He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt
of custom. --Matt. ix. 9.
5. Hence, a recess; a retired place. [Obs.] ``In a retired
receipt together lay.'' --Chapman.
6. A formulary according to the directions of which things
are to be taken or combined; a recipe; as, a receipt for
making sponge cake.
She had a receipt to make white hair black. --Sir T.
Browne.
7. A writing acknowledging the taking or receiving of goods
delivered; an acknowledgment of money paid.
8. That which is received; that which comes in, in
distinction from what is expended, paid out, sent away,
and the like; -- usually in the plural; as, the receipts
amounted to a thousand dollars.
{Cross receipts}. See under {Gross}, a.
\Re*ceipt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Receipted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Receipting}.] 1. To give a receipt for; as, to receipt goods delivered by a sheriff. 2. To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; as, to receipt a bill. \Re*ceipt"\, v. i. To give a receipt, as for money paid. |
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