receipt

[ ri-seet ]

/ rɪˈsit /

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noun

a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.

receipts, the amount or quantity received: Economic austerity diminished the government’s tax receipts.

the act of receiving or the state of being received: We are in receipt of your letter requesting a copy of the report.

something that is received.

receipts, Slang. evidence or proof: There's no way he's a crook—show me the receipts!

Archaic. recipe.

verb (used with object)

to acknowledge in writing the payment of (a bill): The check was dated January 9, and the invoice was receipted on January 15.

to give a receipt for (money, goods, etc.).

verb (used without object)

to give a receipt, as for money or goods.

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Origin of receipt

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English receite, receyt, from Anglo-French, from Old French recete, reçoite, recoite or directly from Medieval Latin recepta “money received, receipt, recipe,” feminine past participle of recipere “to receive,” from Latin; see origin at receive

OTHER WORDS FROM receipt

non·re·ceipt, nounpre·re·ceipt, verb (used with object)un·re·ceipt·ed, adjective

Words nearby receipt

recarburize, recast, recce, recd., recede, receipt, receiptor, receivable, receive, received, Received Pronunciation

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How to use receipt in a sentence

"Tesla said that this would be "initially on a limited basis, which we may or may not liquidate upon receipt.
Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin, sending its price soaring|Timothy B. Lee|February 8, 2021|Ars Technica
Users can attach receipts and information to each transaction for accounting purposes.
Corporate credit card platform Moss raises $25.5 million|Romain Dillet|January 15, 2021|TechCrunch
The officer brought her the receipt, which she signed before being released.
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Vault provides a detailed receipt highlighting the cost of the test that can be submitted to insurance for reimbursement through the CARES Act, and the company also accepts HSA and FSA funds.
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Photographs, videos, receipts, social media posts, medical records, school transcripts, search histories.
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Many applicants had tentative agreements for real estate contingent upon the receipt of their license.
Weed Cops Blaze New Trail|Valerie Vande Panne|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Waiting in a pub with a bulging parcel of cash, the former asks “Will we get a receipt?”
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This allowed them to isolate the variable under study: receipt of multivitamins.
How Lobbyists Will Keep You Hooked on Vitamins|Paul A. Offit|December 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sawers dismissed claims that journalists in receipt of the Snowden leaks had ensured nothing sensitive was published.
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If you requested cash, the money is dispensed and an electronic receipt is sent.
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The expatriated ex-rebels became alarmed by the non-receipt of the indemnity instalment and the news from their homes.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
The board will immediately notify the federal reserve bank of the receipt of such notice.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The federal reserve bank shall, however, give a receipt for the stock surrendered.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
A bailee who was a cold storage keeper, stated in his receipt "all damage to property is at the owner's risk."
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
A bailee received some cheese and gave a receipt slating that it was to be kept at the owner's risk of loss from water.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles

British Dictionary definitions for receipt

receipt

/ (rɪˈsiːt) /

noun

a written acknowledgment by a receiver of money, goods, etc, that payment or delivery has been made

the act of receiving or fact of being received

(usually plural) an amount or article received

archaic another word for recipe

verb

(tr) to acknowledge payment of (a bill), as by marking it

mainly US to issue a receipt for (money, goods, etc)

Word Origin for receipt

C14: from Old Norman French receite, from Medieval Latin recepta, from Latin recipere to receive

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