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Webster 1913 Edition
Receipt
Re-ceipt′
(rē̍-sēt′)
, Noun.
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 cakeShe 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 dollarsGross receipts
. See under
Gross
, Adj.
Re-ceipt′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Receipted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Receipting
.] 1.
To give a receipt for;
as, to
. receipt
goods delivered by a sheriff2.
To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping;
as, to
. receipt
a billRe-ceipt′
,Verb.
I.
To give a receipt, as for money paid.
Webster 1828 Edition
Receipt
RECE'IPT
,Definition 2025
receipt
receipt
English
Noun
receipt (plural receipts)
- The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.
- William Shakespeare (c.1564–1616)
- at the receipt of your letter
- William Shakespeare (c.1564–1616)
- (obsolete) The fact of having received a blow, injury etc.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte d’Arthur, Bk.VI, Ch.xvi:
- And therewith Sir Launcelot gate all his armoure as well as he myght and put hit upon hym for drede of more resseite […].
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte d’Arthur, Bk.VI, Ch.xvi:
- (in the plural) A quantity or amount received; takings.
- This weekend's receipts alone cover our costs to mount the production!
- A written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received.
- (archaic in New England and rural US since end of 20th century, elsewhere since middle of 20th century)[1][2] A recipe, instructions, prescription.
- Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682)
- She had a receipt to make white hair black.
- Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682)
- (obsolete) A receptacle.
- (obsolete) A revenue office.
- (obsolete) Reception, as an act of hospitality.
- George Chapman (1559-1634)
- thy kind receipt of me
- George Chapman (1559-1634)
- (obsolete) Capability of receiving; capacity.
- John Evelyn (1620-1706)
- It has become a place of great receipt.
- John Evelyn (1620-1706)
- (obsolete) A recess; a retired place.
- George Chapman (1559-1634)
- in a retired receipt together lay
- George Chapman (1559-1634)
Related terms
See also
References
- ↑ receipt versus recipe, World Wide Words
- ↑ Grammarphobia
Translations
act of receiving
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amount received
written acknowledgement
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recipe (no longer in use)
Verb
receipt (third-person singular simple present receipts, present participle receipting, simple past and past participle receipted)
- To give or write a receipt (for something)
- to receipt delivered goods
- To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; to mark a bill as having been paid
- to receipt a bill
Translations
to give a receipt
to mark a bill