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receipt

[ri-seet]

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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.
Slang.��receipts, 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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Other Word Forms

nonreceipt noun
prereceipt verb (used with object)
unreceipted adjective

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Word 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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Word 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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Example Sentences

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He had no possessions that might offer clues: no phone, no wallet, no tickets or receipts crumpled in his pockets.

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Last winter, the winter fuel payment - which helps cover energy costs during the coldest months - only went to low-income pensioners in receipt of pension credit.

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“Somebody had to say, ‘Approve that payment’ without any receipts or verification or services.

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Under Labour's initial 2024 reform, winter fuel payments were only available to those in receipt of a separate benefit aimed at low-income pensioners, called pension credit.

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In response, the Scottish government introduced a new scheme offering those in receipt of qualifying benefits like Pension Credit £200 or £300 depending on their age, and £100 for all other pensioner households.

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