receipt: Meaning and Definition of

re•ceipt

Pronunciation: (ri-sēt'), [key]
— n.
  1. a written acknowledgment of having received a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
  2. the amount or quantity received.
  3. the act of receiving or the state of being received.
  4. something that is received.
  5. a recipe.
—v.t.
  1. to acknowledge in writing the payment of (a bill).
  2. to give a receipt for (money, goods, etc.).
—v.i.
  1. to give a receipt, as for money or goods.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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