Synonyms for receipt

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ri-seet

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈsit

Top 10 synonyms for receipt

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Définition of receipt

Origin : 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.

noun acknowledgment of delivery
noun delivery of goods

Example sentences :

He thought I was at the bottom of the sea, and the receipt with me.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your two letters, dated 23d and 25th inst.
Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your favours of the 22d and 29th ult.
Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James

Yates had one receipt for making the acquaintance of all mankind.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

I ought yesterday to have acknowledged the receipt of your parcel.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

I'll take a receipt, but you needn't mention this to Mr. Graham just now.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

She bent forward and examined it,—a receipt signed by her mother's shaking hand.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

I made out the receipt, and gave him an order to take the group from my studio in Paris.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

He has given his receipt in full; or had it forced from him rather.'
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

"Seems to me this receipt sounds skimpin'," was his comment.
Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger

Antonyms for receipt

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