receipt
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Middle English receyt, recorded since c. 1386 as "statement of ingredients in a potion or medicine," from Anglo-Norman or Old Northern French receite (“receipt, recipe”) (1304), altered (by influence of receit (“he receives”), from Latin recipit) from Old French recete, from Latin receptus, perfect passive participle of recipiō, itself from re- (“back”) + capiō (“to take”). The unpronounced p was later inserted to make the word appear closer to its Latin root. Doublet of recept and recipe. False cognate of Persian رسید (resid) (whence Urdu رسید (rasīd)).
Inflected forms:
form: receipts
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: receipts
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: receipting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: receipted
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: receipted
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: A balance payable on receipt of the goods.
Your Grace shall understand that at the receipt of your letter I am very sick
gloss: The fact of having received a blow, injury etc.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
examples: And therewith Sir Launcelot gate all his armoure as well as he myght and put hit upon hym for drede of more resseite[…].
gloss: A quantity or amount received; takings.
pos: noun
tags: countable
in-plural
uncountable
examples: This weekend's receipts alone cover our costs to mount the production!
gloss: A written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: (A piece of) evidence, documentation, etc. to prove one's past actions, accomplishments, etc.
pos: noun
tags: countable
plural-normally
uncountable
examples: So, Andy, if you ask me nicely, I might produce a receipt that is my marriage certificate.
gloss: (A piece of) evidence (e.g. documentation or screen captures) of past wrongdoing.
pos: noun
tags: Internet
broadly
countable
plural-normally
uncountable
examples: "Oh yes, the Internet trolls went there, and we've got the receipts".
gloss: A recipe, instructions, prescription.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
countable
uncountable
examples: She had a receipt to make white hair black.
Nor were we without guests: sometimes farmer Flamborough, our talkative neighbour, and often the blind piper, would pay us a visit, and taste our gooseberry wine; for the making of which we had lost neither the receipt nor the reputation.
Have you never eaten them, either preserved or candied […] if you will allow me, Sir, I shall be very happy to send the receipt to your housekeeper.
gloss: A receptacle.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
gloss: A revenue office.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
gloss: Reception, as an act of hospitality.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
examples: thy kind receipt of me
gloss: Capability of receiving; capacity.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
examples: It has become a place of great receipt.
gloss: A recess; a retired place.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
gloss: To give or write a receipt (for something).
pos: verb
examples: to receipt delivered goods
gloss: To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; to mark a bill as having been paid.
pos: verb
examples: to receipt a bill
Related words: receivable
receive
reception
receptive
docket
rcpt
sales slip
Derived words: delivery receipt
depositary receipt
deposit receipt
gate receipts
gift receipt
misreceipt
nonreceipt
read receipt
receiptholder
receiptless
receiptor
receiptable
receipter
unreceipted
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