Receipt

Receipt
Receipt Re*ceipt" (r[-e]*s[=e]t"), n. [OE. receite, OF. recete, recepte, F. recette, fr. L. recipere, receptum, to receive. See {Receive}.] 1. The act of receiving; reception. ``At the receipt of your letter.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. Reception, as an act of hospitality. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Thy kind receipt of me. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]

3. Capability of receiving; capacity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

It has become a place of great receipt. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]

4. Place of receiving. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom. --Matt. ix. 9. [1913 Webster]

5. Hence, a recess; a retired place. [Obs.] ``In a retired receipt together lay.'' --Chapman. [1913 Webster]

6. A formulary according to the directions of which things are to be taken or combined; a recipe; as, a receipt for making sponge cake. [1913 Webster]

She had a receipt to make white hair black. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]

7. A writing acknowledging the taking or receiving of goods delivered; an acknowledgment of money paid. [1913 Webster]

8. That which is received; that which comes in, in distinction from what is expended, paid out, sent away, and the like; -- usually in the plural; as, the receipts amounted to a thousand dollars. [1913 Webster]

{Gross receipts}. See under {Gross}, a. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • receipt — re·ceipt /ri sēt/ n 1: the act, process, or fact of taking possession 2: something (as income) received usu. used in pl. 3: a writing acknowledging the receiving of goods or money Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …   Law dictionary

  • Receipt — Re*ceipt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Receipted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Receipting}.] 1. To give a receipt for; as, to receipt goods delivered by a sheriff. [1913 Webster] 2. To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; as, to receipt a bill. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • receipt — receipt, recipe In current English the meanings of these two words are distinct and cause no difficulty, but readers of Victorian or earlier literature should bear in mind that a receipt could then be what we now know as recipe (‘a formula and… …   Modern English usage

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  • Receipt — Re*ceipt , v. i. To give a receipt, as for money paid. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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