receipt

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Synonyms: deceipt, recept, receit

Antonyms: deceipt, recept, receit

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. The act of [[receiving]], or the fact of having been [[received]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} The fact of having received a [[blow]], [[injury]] etc.
3. {{lb|en|in the plural}} A [[quantity]] or [[amount]] received; [[takings]].
4. A [[written]] [[acknowledgment]] that a [[specified]] [[article]] or [[sum]] of [[money]] has been received.
5. {{lb|en|usually|in the plural}} (A piece of) [[evidence]], [[documentation]], etc. to prove one's past [[action]]s, [[accomplishment]]s, etc.
6. {{lb|en|internet slang|usually|in the plural|by extension}} (A piece of) [[evidence]] (e.g. [[documentation]] or [[screen capture]]s) of past [[wrongdoing]].
7. {{lb|en|archaic in New England and rural US since end of 20th century, elsewhere since middle of 20th century}}<ref>[http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-rec1.htm receipt versus recipe], World Wide Words</ref><ref>[http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/11/receipt-recipe.html Grammarphobia]</ref> A [[recipe]], [[instruction]]s, prescription.
8. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[receptacle]].
9. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[revenue]] [[office]].
10. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[reception|Reception]], as an act of [[hospitality]].
11. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Capability of receiving; [[capacity]].
12. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[recess]]; a retired place.

Verb

1. To [[give]] or [[write]] a receipt (for something).
2. To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; to [[mark]] a [[bill]] as having been [[paid]].

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