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pre-receipt

re·ceipt
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-seet]
    • /rɪˈsit/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-seet]
    • /rɪˈsit/

Definitions of pre-receipt word

  • noun pre-receipt a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc. 1
  • noun pre-receipt receipts, the amount or quantity received. 1
  • noun pre-receipt the act of receiving or the state of being received. 1
  • noun pre-receipt something that is received. 1
  • noun pre-receipt Archaic. recipe. 1
  • verb with object pre-receipt to acknowledge in writing the payment of (a bill). 1

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Origin of pre-receipt

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English receite < Anglo-French (Old French recoite) < Latin recepta, feminine past participle of recipere to receive

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Parts of speech for Pre-receipt

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pre-receipt popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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