Meaning Of Receipt

n.

The act of receiving; reception.

n.

Reception, as an act of hospitality.

n.

Capability of receiving; capacity.

n.

Place of receiving.

n.

Hence, a recess; a retired place.

n.

A formulary according to the directions of which things are to be taken or combined; a recipe; as, a receipt for making sponge cake.

n.

A writing acknowledging the taking or receiving of goods delivered; an acknowledgment of money paid.

n.

That which is received; that which comes in, in distinction from what is expended, paid out, sent away, and the like; -- usually in the plural; as, the receipts amounted to a thousand dollars.

v. t.

To give a receipt for; as, to receipt goods delivered by a sheriff.

v. t.

To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; as, to receipt a bill.

v. i.

To give a receipt, as for money paid.