receipt
[ ri-seet ]
/ rɪˈsit /
noun
verb (used with object)
to acknowledge in writing the payment of (a bill).
to give a receipt for (money, goods, etc.).
verb (used without object)
to give a receipt, as for money or goods.
Origin of receipt
1350–1400; Middle English
receite < Anglo-French (Old French
recoite) < Latin
recepta, feminine past participle of
recipere to
receive
OTHER WORDS FROM receipt
non·re·ceipt, noun pre·re·ceipt, verb (used with object) un·re·ceipt·ed, adjectiveWords nearby receipt
recast,
recce,
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recd.,
recede,
receipt,
receiptor,
receivable,
receive,
received,
received pronunciation
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British Dictionary definitions for receipt
receipt
/ (rɪˈsiːt) /
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
mainly US
to issue a receipt for (money, goods, etc)
Word Origin for receipt
C14: from Old Norman French
receite, from Medieval Latin
recepta, from Latin
recipere to
receive