receipt

[ri-seet]

noun

1. a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.

2. receipts, the amount or quantity received.

   Economic austerity diminished the government’s tax receipts.

3. the act of receiving or the state of being received.

   We are in receipt of your letter requesting a copy of the report.

4. something that is received.

5. Slang.,  receipts, evidence or proof.

   There's no way he's a crook—show me the receipts!

6. Archaic.,  recipe.

verb (used with object)

1. to acknowledge in writing the payment of (a bill).

   The check was dated January 9, and the invoice was receipted on January 15.

2. to give a receipt for (money, goods, etc.).

verb (used without object)

1. to give a receipt, as for money or goods.

receipt

/ rɪˈsiːt /

noun

1. a written acknowledgment by a receiver of money, goods, etc, that payment or delivery has been made

2. the act of receiving or fact of being received

3. (usually plural) an amount or article received

4. archaic,  another word for recipe

verb

1. (tr) to acknowledge payment of (a bill), as by marking it

2. to issue a receipt for (money, goods, etc)

Other Word Forms

• nonreceipt noun
• prereceipt verb (used with object)
• unreceipted adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of receipt¹

C14: from Old Norman French receite , from Medieval Latin recepta , from Latin recipere to _receive

Example Sentences

A lawyer for the Epstein estate confirmed receipt of the request, and said the executors would "comply with all lawful process in this matter, and that includes the Committee's subpoena".

From BBC

UK government borrowing was lower than expected in July, following a rise in tax and National Insurance receipts.

From BBC

People in receipt of benefits such as Pension Credit, Universal Credit and Jobseeker's Allowance are able to apply for the fund, with half the money ring-fenced for those in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.

From BBC

But when payment was due for the products, he or his mother sent them fake wire receipts that falsely showed they'd sent over the money, prosecutors said at trial.

From BBC

Proof of purchase, including a receipt, is not required to receive a full refund.

From Salon

Related Words

• certificate 
• voucher