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receipt

[ri-seet]

noun

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

  2. receipts, the amount or quantity received.

    Economic austerity diminished the government’s tax receipts.

  3. the act of receiving or the state of being received.

    We are in receipt of your letter requesting a copy of the report.

  4. something that is received.

  5. Slang.Ìıreceipts, evidence or proof.

    There's no way he's a crook—show me the receipts!

  6. Archaic.Ìırecipe.



verb (used with object)

  1. to acknowledge in writing the payment of (a bill).

    The check was dated January 9, and the invoice was receipted on January 15.

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

verb (used without object)

  1. to give a receipt, as for money or goods.

receipt

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noun

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

  2. the act of receiving or fact of being received

  3. (usually plural) an amount or article received

  4. archaicÌıanother word for recipe

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

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

  2. to issue a receipt for (money, goods, etc)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • nonreceipt noun
  • prereceipt verb (used with object)
  • unreceipted adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of receipt1

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; receive
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of receipt1

C14: from Old Norman French receite , from Medieval Latin recepta , from Latin recipere to receive
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She continued: "He made a receipt on 19 May and assured me I would see that money in my account within 2-3 working days."

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He had no possessions that might offer clues: no phone, no wallet, no tickets or receipts crumpled in his pockets.

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Last winter, the winter fuel payment - which helps cover energy costs during the coldest months - only went to low-income pensioners in receipt of pension credit.

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“Somebody had to say, ‘Approve that payment’ without any receipts or verification or services.

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Under Labour's initial 2024 reform, winter fuel payments were only available to those in receipt of a separate benefit aimed at low-income pensioners, called pension credit.

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