recipe

American  

[res-uh-pee] / ˈrɛs ə pi /

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.

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recipe British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of recipe

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

Example Sentences

Leaving the "doting and loving grandmother" alone with 10 XL Bullies, banned in England just two days before the attack, was "a recipe for disaster", prosecutor Christopher Paxton KC said.

From BBC

Julie Peacock, safeguarding lead at the school, said the children fully committed to their job, often convincing parents to take an extra item, or sharing recipe ideas.

From BBC

Behind the counter inside the store, baristas can lean on a virtual personal assistant to recall recipes or manage schedules.

From BBC

Food culture, after all, is built on the promise of the new: new recipes, new flavors, new condiments, new versions of ourselves.

From Salon

But it seems we haven’t quite figured out an updated recipe substitute for what we had in the time before TikTok and “Chopped.”

From Salon

Related Words

• method
• prescription
• program
• technique