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- [ri-seet]
- /rɪˈsit/
- /rɪˈsiːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-seet]
- /rɪˈsit/
Definitions of receipt word
- noun receipt a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc. 1
- noun receipt receipts, the amount or quantity received. 1
- noun receipt the act of receiving or the state of being received. 1
- noun receipt something that is received. 1
- noun receipt Archaic. recipe. 1
- verb with object receipt to acknowledge in writing the payment of (a bill). 1
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Origin of 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 Receipt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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".
receipt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for receipt
noun receipt
- acceptance — Acceptance of an offer or a proposal is the act of saying yes to it or agreeing to it.
- acknowledgment — An acknowledgment is a statement or action which recognizes that something exists or is true.
- annuity — An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
- bank draft — A bank draft is a cheque which you can buy from a bank in order to pay someone who is not willing to accept a personal cheque.
- below the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
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