receipt

noun

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re·ceipt | \ ri-ˈsēt

plural receipts

Definition of receipt

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a writing acknowledging the receiving of goods or money

b receipts plural, informal : proof, evidence … he is on the hook right now for some pretty major charges that Mueller has the receipts for …— Asha Rangappa However, it was just a few weeks earlier that the reality star was crushing on another lovely lady … and we've got the receipts to prove it! HollywoodLife has text messages between the two …— Sarah Jones

2 : the act or process of receiving

3 : something received —usually used in plural

4 : recipe

5a obsolete : receptacle

b archaic : a revenue office

receipt

verb

receipted; receipting; receipts

Definition of receipt (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to give a receipt for or acknowledge the receipt of

2 : to mark as paid

The History of Receipt and Recipe Example Sentences Phrases Containing receipt Learn More About receipt

The History of Receipt and Recipe

These days it may seem odd to speak of "grandma's cookie receipt," but in the past, receipt was a synonym of recipe. Early use of receipt refers to medicinal preparations. Recipe didn't arrive until the 1500s, and it too was first used to describe a formula for medicine. In time, both words gained use in cookery, after which recipe slowly became the preferred word. Receipt later acquired its more familiar sense of "a writing acknowledging the receiving of goods or money." Both words, receipt and recipe, ultimately derive from Latin recipere ("to receive").

Examples of receipt in a Sentence

Noun Keep your receipt in case you need to return anything. The form should be completed and returned within 30 days of receipt. Open immediately upon receipt of the package. Our company deposits cash receipts every day.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Both positions have merit: Paying thousands of dollars for a receipt is stupid, and yet receipts have always exerted substantial value in cultural affairs. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2022 The pardons announced Friday also included one for former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook, a previous political ally of Moon’s, who served a two-year term for receipt of illicit campaign funds until her release in 2017. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2021 Krista Boyle, chief communications and engagement officer for the school district, told The Enquirer in a Thursday statement that the district is in receipt of Ravasio's letter. — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 18 Nov. 2021 Lawmakers also passed Senate Bill 538, a bill that would ban discrimination against any individual in the receipt of an organ transplant on the basis of the individual's disability. — Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Oct. 2021 Cashmere sweaters for the parents and a new leather wallet for my brother came back with rapturous reviews and zero requests for a return receipt. — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Sep. 2021 The company posted a statement to social media on Wednesday, apologizing for the receipt. — Tyler Wilkins, ajc, 30 July 2021 According to Deadline, the cancellation is in response to Josh Duggar facing a federal trial for receipt and possession of child pornography. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 30 June 2021 The lawsuit alleges that Hertz ignored two subpoenas and three court orders for a receipt from the day that Alford rented a car. — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Since the company’s American depository receipts trade in New York, there’s also the threat of expensive class-action suits. — Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2019 Ground transportation for Vice President Mike Pence's stay at President Donald Trump's Doonbeg, Ireland, resort cost taxpayers nearly $600,000, according to State Department receipts. — Allan Smith, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2019 The state’s supplemental operating budget increases that receipt authority, though the governor has not yet signed that budget. — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 13 June 2019 Last year, Beijing wanted to lure Chinese tech companies to list in the mainland by issuing Chinese depository receipts dubbed CDR, akin to the ADRs and GDRs used to facilitate global companies in New York and London. — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 3 Apr. 2019 Fred Trump then used the padded All County receipts to justify bigger rent increases for thousands of tenants. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, 3 Oct. 2018 Fred Trump then used the padded All County receipts to justify bigger rent increases for thousands of tenants. — Susanne Craig, The Seattle Times, 2 Oct. 2018 The state’s supplemental operating budget increases that receipt authority, though the governor has not yet signed that budget. — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 13 June 2019 Last year, Beijing wanted to lure Chinese tech companies to list in the mainland by issuing Chinese depository receipts dubbed CDR, akin to the ADRs and GDRs used to facilitate global companies in New York and London. — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 3 Apr. 2019

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