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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

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/receipt?q=receipt

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