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Synonyms for receipt

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ri-seet
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈsit

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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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