reception, receipt
(noun) the act of receiving
receipt
(noun) an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made
receipt
(verb) mark or stamp as paid
acknowledge, receipt
(verb) report the receipt of; “The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
receipt (countable and uncountable, plural receipts)
The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.
(obsolete) The fact of having received a blow, injury etc.
(in the plural) A quantity or amount received; takings.
A written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received.
(usually, in the plural) (A piece of) evidence, documentation, etc. to prove one's past actions, accomplishments, etc.
(internet slang, usually, in the plural, by extension) (A piece of) evidence (e.g. documentation or screen captures) of past wrongdoing or problematic behavior or statements.
(archaic in New England and rural US since end of 20th century, elsewhere since middle of 20th century) A recipe, instructions, prescription.
(obsolete) A receptacle.
(obsolete) A revenue office.
(obsolete) Reception, as an act of hospitality.
(obsolete) Capability of receiving; capacity.
(obsolete) A recess; a retired place.
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 put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; to mark a bill as having been paid.
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Source: Wiktionary
Re*ceipt", n. Etym: [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.
Definition: To give a receipt, as for money paid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2024
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
