receipt en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ɹɪˈsɪit] (Australia)
- (US) audio
- /ɹɪˈsiːt/ (Australia)
- /ɹɪˈsit/ (Canada, General-American)
- [ɹɪˈsɪ̈it] (Australia)
- (General-American) audio
- /ɹɪˈsiːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English receyt, recorded since c. 1386 as "statement of ingredients in a potion or medicine," from Anglo-Norman or Old Northern French receite (“receipt, recipe”) (1304), altered (by influence of receit (“he receives”), from Latin recipit) from Old French recete, from Latin receptus, perfect passive participle of recipiō, itself from re- (“back”) + capiō (“to take”). The unpronounced p was later inserted to make the word appear closer to its Latin root. Doublet of recept and recipe. False cognate of Persian رسید (resid) (whence Urdu رسید (rasīd)).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.
A balance payable on receipt of the goods.
Your Grace shall understand that at the receipt of your letter I am very sick
c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) The fact of having received a blow, injury etc.
And therewith Sir Launcelot gate all his armoure as well as he myght and put hit upon hym for drede of more resseite[…].
1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “Capitulum xvi”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book VI, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:
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(countable, in-plural, uncountable) A quantity or amount received; takings.
This weekend's receipts alone cover our costs to mount the production!
- (countable, uncountable) A written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received.
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(countable, plural-normally, uncountable) (A piece of) evidence, documentation, etc. to prove one's past actions, accomplishments, etc.
So, Andy, if you ask me nicely, I might produce a receipt that is my marriage certificate.
2020, “Reunion Part 1”, in The Real Housewives of Atlanta, season 12, episode 24:
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(Internet, broadly, countable, plural-normally, uncountable) (A piece of) evidence (e.g. documentation or screen captures) of past wrongdoing.
"Oh yes, the Internet trolls went there, and we've got the receipts".
2020 December 1, Lindsey Wisniewski, “Darius Slay's Wikipedia page edited to claim DK Metcalf as his father”, in NBC Sports:
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(archaic, countable, in New England and rural US since end of 20th century, qualifier:elsewhere since middle of 20th century, uncountable) A recipe, instructions, prescription.
She had a receipt to make white hair black.
1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:Have you never eaten them, either preserved or candied […] if you will allow me, Sir, I shall be very happy to send the receipt to your housekeeper.
1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:Nor were we without guests: sometimes farmer Flamborough, our talkative neighbour, and often the blind piper, would pay us a visit, and taste our gooseberry wine; for the making of which we had lost neither the receipt nor the reputation.
1766, Oliver Goldsmith, chapter 4, in The Vicar of Wakefield:
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A receptacle.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A revenue office.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Reception, as an act of hospitality.
thy kind receipt of me
1614–1615, Homer, “(please specify the book number)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., Homer’s Odysses. […], London: […] Rich[ard] Field [and William Jaggard], for Nathaniell Butter, published 1615, →OCLC; republished in The Odysseys of Homer, […], volume (please specify the book number), London: John Russell Smith, […], 1857, →OCLC:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Capability of receiving; capacity.
It has become a place of great receipt.
1644, John Evelyn, diary entry 21 October, 1644:
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A recess; a retired place.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| receipts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
delivery receipt · deposit receipt · receiptholder · receiptless · nonreceipt · depositary receipt · gift receipt · read receipt · receiptor · misreceipt · gate receipts
Descendants
Relateds
receptive · reception · receivable · docket · receive
Translations (253)
fa-ira رِسید (written acknowledgement) · sv kvitto (written acknowledgement) · sv fångst (amount received) · es resguardo (written acknowledgement) · az qəbz (written acknowledgement) · sv kvittens (written acknowledgement) · lmo recevida (written acknowledgement) · th ใบรับของ (written acknowledgement) · cmn 小票 (written acknowledgement) · sl potrdilo (written acknowledgement) · ja 受け取り (act of receiving) · tl resibo (written acknowledgement) · ro chitanță (written acknowledgement) · dng зыдандар (written acknowledgement) · hi प्राप्ति (written acknowledgement) · ky квитанция (written acknowledgement) · te రసీదు (written acknowledgement) · it reception (act of receiving) · nl ontvangst (act of receiving) · sv intäkt (amount received) · ca rebut (written acknowledgement) · th ใบเสร็จ (written acknowledgement) · kn ರಸೀದಿ (written acknowledgement) · ru приём (act of receiving) · ca recepció (act of receiving) · nn mottak (act of receiving) · bg прие́мане (act of receiving) · pl paragon (written acknowledgement) · nrf èrchu (written acknowledgement) · uk квита́нція (written acknowledgement) · ja レシート (written acknowledgement) · pt talão (written acknowledgement) · de Quittung (written acknowledgement) · cy derbyniad (amount received) · ru реце́пт (obsolete: recipe) · nl kwitantie (written acknowledgement) · ko 령수증 (written acknowledgement) · ko 영수증 (written acknowledgement) · km បង្កាន់ដៃ (written acknowledgement) · ca tiquet (written acknowledgement) · nl reçu (written acknowledgement) · sv mottagarbevis (written acknowledgement) · es recibo (written acknowledgement) · hi प्राप्ति (act of receiving) · he קַבָּלָה (written acknowledgement) · mg ray (act of receiving) · km បង្កាន់ (written acknowledgement) · es recibí (written acknowledgement) · ur رَسِید (written acknowledgement) · nl betalingsbewijs (written acknowledgement) · eo kvitanco (written acknowledgement) · it quietanza (written acknowledgement) · it ricetta (obsolete: recipe) · tg расид (written acknowledgement) · cmn 收條 /收条 (written acknowledgement) · hy անդորրագիր (written acknowledgement) · mk признаница (written acknowledgement) · id resi (written acknowledgement) · de Empfang (act of receiving) · fi kuitti (written acknowledgement) · io recev-atesto (written acknowledgement) · bo བྱུང་འཛིན་ (written acknowledgement) · nl inkomsten (amount received) · grc πιττάκιον (written acknowledgement) · kmr meqbûz (written acknowledgement) · it ricevuta (written acknowledgement) · sq faturë (written acknowledgement) · sk paragón (written acknowledgement) · vi biên lai (amount received) · de Empfangsbestätigung (written acknowledgement) · fr letter (written acknowledgement) · pt recebimento (act of receiving) · sv inkomst (amount received) · uk чек (written acknowledgement) · sk príjmový doklad (written acknowledgement) · id setruk (written acknowledgement) · fr accusé de réception (written acknowledgement) · fr for sent e-mail (written acknowledgement) · it incasso (amount received) · tk kwitansiýa (written acknowledgement) · sh ра̀чӯн (written acknowledgement) · cy derbynneb (written acknowledgement) · sv mottagning (act of receiving) · hu elismervény (written acknowledgement) · es recibimiento (act of receiving) · be прыня́цце (act of receiving) · uk прийма́ння (act of receiving) · fi tulot (amount received) · pl kwit (written acknowledgement) · de Einnahme (amount received) · cs paragon (written acknowledgement) · da bon (written acknowledgement) · vi biên nhận (written acknowledgement) · lv kvīts (written acknowledgement) · sw resiti (written acknowledgement) · uk прихо́д (amount received) · el απόδειξη (written acknowledgement) · mk потврда (written acknowledgement) · da kvittering (written acknowledgement) · sk lístok (written acknowledgement) · lnd rasit (written acknowledgement) · ja 領収書 (written acknowledgement) · lmo scontrin (written acknowledgement) · nn kassalapp (written acknowledgement) · vi biên lai (written acknowledgement) · lmo rececion (recezion) (act of receiving) · pdt Ressiet (written acknowledgement) · es boleta (written acknowledgement) · ga fáltais (amount received) · bg реце́пта (obsolete: recipe) · fi resepti (obsolete: recipe) · mi rironga (act of receiving) · my ဖြတ်ပိုင်း (written acknowledgement) · id tanda terima (written acknowledgement) · lmo recevuda (written acknowledgement) · sk účtenka (written acknowledgement) · cs účtenka (written acknowledgement) · fi kuittaus (written acknowledgement) · es comprobante (written acknowledgement) · ky дүмүрчөк (written acknowledgement) · lt čekis (written acknowledgement) · ru квито́к (written acknowledgement) · mk реце́пт (obsolete: recipe) · cs kvitance (written acknowledgement) · sv skörd (amount received) · yo rìsíìtì (written acknowledgement) · bg получа́ване (act of receiving) · ar إِيصَال (written acknowledgement) · es recibo (act of receiving) · fo kvittan (written acknowledgement) · om nagahee (written acknowledgement) · fi vastaanotto (act of receiving) · es recepción (act of receiving) · bg при́ход (amount received) · be квіто́к (written acknowledgement) · nl ontvangstbewijs (written acknowledgement) · uz kvitantsiya (written acknowledgement) · de Kassenzettel (written acknowledgement) · vi biên nhận (amount received) · nl ontvangsten (amount received) · el αποδοχή (act of receiving) · id kuitansi (written acknowledgement) · izh raspiska (written acknowledgement) · pt recibo (written acknowledgement) · fr récépissé (written acknowledgement) · lmo receta (obsolete: recipe) · km វេជ្ជបញ្ជា (obsolete: recipe) · mn баримт (written acknowledgement) · hu átvétel (act of receiving) · id bon (written acknowledgement) · nb mottak (act of receiving) · be квіта́нцыя (written acknowledgement) · et kviitung (written acknowledgement) · mk при́мање (act of receiving) · hi रसीद (written acknowledgement) · cy derbyniad (act of receiving) · it ricezione (act of receiving) · pt recepção (act of receiving) · pl przyjęcie (act of receiving) · gu રસીદ (written acknowledgement) · uk розпи́ска (written acknowledgement) · sh прѝзнаница (written acknowledgement) · nb mottakelse (act of receiving) · ms resit (written acknowledgement) · fr ticket (written acknowledgement) · uk квито́к (written acknowledgement) · sv verifikat (written acknowledgement) · fr recette (obsolete: recipe) · cy taleb (written acknowledgement) · sv bärgning (amount received) · no oppskrift (obsolete: recipe) · ru получе́ние (act of receiving) · kk қолхат (written acknowledgement) · sk príjem (act of receiving) · yi קוויט (written acknowledgement) · uk отри́мання (act of receiving) · ka ქვითარი (written acknowledgement) · hu nyugta (written acknowledgement) · ja 受領書 (written acknowledgement) · lt kvitas (written acknowledgement) · es receta (obsolete: recipe) · nrf tchittance (written acknowledgement) · fr réception (act of receiving) · sh prìznanica (written acknowledgement) · tr fiş (written acknowledgement) · mk сметкопотврда (written acknowledgement) · tg квитансия (written acknowledgement) · cy derbyn (act of receiving) · nl voorschrift (obsolete: recipe) · prs رَسِید (written acknowledgement) · mi puka whakamana utu (written acknowledgement) · be прыём (act of receiving) · es albarán (written acknowledgement) · ml രസീത് (written acknowledgement) · lo ໃບຮັບ (written acknowledgement) · tt квитанция (written acknowledgement) · cmn 收據 /收据 (written acknowledgement) · fr reçu (written acknowledgement) · ca recepta (obsolete: recipe) · sv mottagande (act of receiving) · be распі́ска (written acknowledgement) · ru прихо́д (amount received) · yue 收據 /收据 (written acknowledgement) · it scontrino (written acknowledgement) · yi קוויטונג (written acknowledgement) · ru распи́ска (written acknowledgement) · mi rihīti (written acknowledgement) · pt receita (obsolete: recipe) · pt receita (obsolete: recipe) · bn রসিদ (written acknowledgement) · be чэк (written acknowledgement) · gu પાવતી (written acknowledgement) · oc recepcion (act of receiving) · sh ràčūn (written acknowledgement) · uk прийняття́ (act of receiving) · bg квита́нция (written acknowledgement) · ug ھۆججەت (written acknowledgement) · de Beleg (written acknowledgement) · pt nota fiscal (written acknowledgement) · is kvittun (written acknowledgement) · be атрыма́нне (act of receiving) · ru чек (written acknowledgement) · uk оде́ржання (act of receiving) · ps چيټۍ (written acknowledgement) · sv recept (obsolete: recipe) · ug تىلخەت (written acknowledgement) · pt receita (amount received) · ru квита́нция (written acknowledgement) · cs stvrzenka (written acknowledgement) · uz kvitansiya (written acknowledgement) · nl ontvangen (act of receiving) · bg касов бон (written acknowledgement) · sl račun (written acknowledgement) · th ใบรับ (written acknowledgement) · mn тасалбар (written acknowledgement) · nl bonnetje (written acknowledgement) · nb kvittering (written acknowledgement) · nl recept (obsolete: recipe) · mk белешка (written acknowledgement) · ga admháil (written acknowledgement) · kk түбіртек (written acknowledgement) · cmn 發票 /发票 (written acknowledgement) · bg ра́зписка (written acknowledgement) · lo ໃບເສັດ (written acknowledgement) · be прыхо́д (amount received) · fr any of the preceding or quittance (written acknowledgement) · dng зыданданзы (written acknowledgement) · nb kassalapp (written acknowledgement) · km សូទសាស្ត្រ (obsolete: recipe) · cs příjem (act of receiving) · th ใบรับเงิน (written acknowledgement) · tr makbuz (written acknowledgement) · oc recèpta (obsolete: recipe)