recipe

[res-uh-pee]

noun

1. a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish.

   a recipe for a cake.

2. a medical prescription.

3. a method to attain a desired end.

   a recipe for success.

recipe

/ ˈrɛsɪpɪ /

noun

1. a list of ingredients and directions for making something, esp a food preparation

2. med (formerly) a medical prescription

3. a method for achieving some desired objective

   a recipe for success

Word History and Origins

Origin of recipe¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: take, imperative singular of recipere to receive

Word History and Origins

Origin of recipe¹

C14: from Latin, literally: take (it)! from recipere to take, _receive

Example Sentences

Click here to view this recipe in our recipes section.

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But, if there’s one thing you take away from this article and the accompanying recipe, let it be the habit of boiling your Swiss chard.

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But changing recipes can still be tough, especially in large volumes.

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The bag’s front trumpets the lack of artificial flavors and dyes; the back describes Herman Lay’s original chip recipe, which PepsiCo says is still in use but has evolved over more than 80 years.

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That is a recipe for shareholders to be whipsawed as sentiment changes among investors.

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Related Words

• method 
• prescription 
• program 
• technique