| Receipt (receipt) |
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| n. | (r*s***emacr]t") |
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| Re*ceipt" |
| [OE.
receite, OF. recete, recepte, F. recette,
fr. L. recipere, receptum, to receive. See
Receive.] |
The act of receiving;
reception.
Reception, as an act of hospitality.
Capability of receiving; capacity.
Place of receiving.
Hence, a recess; a retired place.
A formulary according to the directions of
which things are to be taken or combined; a recipe; as, a
receipt for making sponge cake.
A writing acknowledging the taking or
receiving of goods delivered; an acknowledgment of money
paid.
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.
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| Receipt (receipt) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Re*ceipt" |
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To give a receipt for] as,
to receipt goods delivered by a sheriff.
To put a receipt on, as by writing or
stamping; as, to receipt a bill.
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| Receipt (receipt) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Re*ceipt" |
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To give a receipt,
as for money paid.
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