RECEIPT Definition & Meaning

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receipt

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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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�y��vlog 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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�y��vlog 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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Last year the District Councils' Network said councils were spending most of the council tax they received on temporary housing, with Crawley, Hastings and Dartford spending more than 50% of council tax receipts on it.

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Don’t be surprised if there’s a few extra cents rung up on your receipt this week.

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Among them are a pair of brown size-10 boots, complete with a completed British Steel Corporation "application to purchase safety footwear" receipt.

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Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff confirmed receipt of the new work from Moscow, saying he had been asked to transport it back to Washington.

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It is expected that unemployed people in receipt of Universal Credit, and who are actively looking for work, will see their benefit levels rise - though this is likely to be by a relatively modest amount.

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