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receipt Definition

re·ceipt (ri sēt′)

noun

  1. Old-fashioned recipe
  2. a receiving or being received
  3. a written acknowledgment that something, as goods, money, etc., has been received
  4. the thing or amount received, as money taken in by a business

Etymology: altered (infl. by L) < ME receite < Anglo-Fr, for OFr recete < ML recepta < L, fem. of receptus, pp. of recipere: see receive

transitive verb

  1. to mark (a bill) paid
  2. ☆ to write a receipt for (goods, etc.)

intransitive verb

to write a receipt

receipt Synonyms

receipt

n.

  1. The act of receiving

    receiving, acquisition, accession, acceptance, taking, arrival, recipience, getting, admitting, admission, intake, acquiring, reception; see also admission 2.

    Antonyms shipment, delivery*, giving.

  2. An acknowledgment of receipt, sense 1

    letter, voucher, release, cancellation, slip, sales slip, signed notice, stub, discharge, quittance, declaration, paid bill, chit*; see also certificate.

receipt Usage Examples

Object

  • invoice: Each item of expenditure included MUST be accompanied by a properly receipted invoice.

Converse of object

  • acknowledge: We will acknowledge receipt of your claim by email.
  • pend: Tickets will be held for 5 days pending receipt of payment.
  • confirm: You will always be emailed to confirm receipt of your order once it has been received.

Preposition: as

  • proof: You should ask for a receipt as proof of your application.

Adjective modifier

  • gross: In 1280, the fair brought in £ 289 in gross receipts.
  • depository: The trust issues shareholders with depository receipts for Triodos Bank Shares.
  • dated: An original dated receipt is required with the claim form.
  • valid: This usually happens where one of the beneficiaries is a child and cannot give a valid receipt to the PRs.

Noun used with modifier

  • VAT: A VAT receipt will be included with your order.
  • gate: With a share of the gate receipts of around £ 100,000, the game was not without it's plus points.
  • capital: Spending was tight, but we did have the capital receipts which weren't being used for housing.
  • filing: Work is also in hand with the IT department to add a reference to the notice on all the filing receipts.

Preposition: of

  • invoice: Payment with the order or on receipt of the invoice.
  • notification: What happens next 8. The Council has 28 days from receipt of the Notification to respond.
  • abstract: Deadline for the receipt of abstracts is 1 st April 2006.
  • requisition: A General meeting shall be held within 56 days of receipt of the requisition.
  • notice: The tribunal is to be the exclusive remedy for losses suffered as a result of the receipt of a notice.
  • payment: Full details will be sent on receipt of payment.

Preposition: for

  • monies: He had no receipts for monies paid from the residents ' benefits, as cashed and paid in for their accommodation fees.
receipt Quotes

Applause is a receipt, not a bill.

—Schnabel, Artur