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receipt

Pronunciation: /rɪˈsiːt/

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Definition of receipt

noun

1 [mass noun] the action of receiving something or the fact of its being received:I would be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter families in receipt of supplementary benefit
[count noun] a written or printed statement acknowledging that something has been paid for or that goods have been received: always make sure you get a receipt
(receipts) an amount of money received during a particular period by an organization or business:box office receipts

2 archaic a recipe: she spent hours in the kitchen, trying all sorts of receipts

verb

[with object] (usually as adjective receipted)

mark (a bill) as paid:the receipted hotel bill

Origin:

late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French receite, from medieval Latin recepta 'received', feminine past participle of Latin recipere. The -p- was inserted in imitation of the Latin spelling

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i before e except after c (as in receive).

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Remember that receipt has a silent p before the t.

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