receipt
pronunciation
How to pronounce receipt in British English:
UK [rɪˈsiːt]
How to pronounce receipt in American English:
US [rɪˈsiːt]
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- Noun:
- the act of receiving
- an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made
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- Verb:
- report the receipt of
- mark or stamp as paid
Word Origin
- receipt (n.)
- late 14c., "act of receiving;" also "statement of ingredients in a potion or medicine;" from Anglo-French or Old North French receite "receipt, recipe, prescription" (c. 1300), altered (by influence of receit "he receives," from Vulgar Latin *recipit) from Old French recete, from Latin recepta "received," fem. past participle of recipere (see receive). Meaning "written acknowledgment of money or goods received" is from c. 1600.
Example
- 1. Metrocard looks at receipt la cucina and laughs .
- 2. After you buy something , keep your receipt and pay attention .
- 3. Upon confirmation of receipt of funds , the goods will be promptly forwarded to your residence .
- 4. A small printer produces a receipt .
- 5. Order may only be processed upon receipt of full payment and refund will not be accepted in any cases .