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receipt

[ ri-seet ]

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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.

receipt

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

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Other Word Forms

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Word 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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Word 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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Example Sentences

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"Gift cards, e-gift cards and credit receipts can't currently be used as a payment method in store or online," it said in response to one person on X.

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“In-N-Out will not give you guest number 69 on your receipt,” the company wrote in a social media post.

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Families of children in receipt of free school meals will receive a supermarket voucher worth £15 per week, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

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He didn’t offer proof to back up Duran’s alibi, Baca wrote, and, during trial he showed up late so many times the judge held him in contempt, according to court minutes and a payment receipt.

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The bill would require county courts to verify that they submitted restraining orders to the state Department of Justice — and that the justice department, likewise, keep records showing its receipt of those orders.

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re-cede receiptor

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