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Receipt

noun

The act of receiving. Synonym: reception.

An acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made.

verb

(past & past part. receipted; pres. part. receipting)

Report the receipt of. Synonym: acknowledge.

Mark or stamp as paid.

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"Receipt" Quotes from Famous Books

... all booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the publisher, A. L. BURT, ...

— Miss Ashton's New Pupil - A School Girl's Story • Mrs. S. S. Robbins

... that they are only used or expended according to directions from proper authority, and that they are duly accounted for, according to the directions and forms which are or may be prescribed by the Bureau of Ordnance. In small vessels which have no Gunner, he shall receipt for and be accountable for all ordnance stores, making all the returns which the Gunner is herein directed ...

— Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. - 1866. Fourth edition. • Bureau of Ordnance, USN

... acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 21st instant, and to express my regret that I cannot at this time give you the information you ask. There is undoubtedly an embarrassment in the city treasury, owing to the delinquency of the ...

— The Financier • Theodore Dreiser

... Gatton, "and a hotel address, but confirmation of their accuracy was never sought, after the receipt ...

— The Green Eyes of Bast • Sax Rohmer

... is an interesting, well-printed means for spreading the language, and is published by "The Esperanto Literature Agency," Colchester. The Librarian of the Esperanto Club (P. H. Howard, Esq., The Bungalow, Cranes Park, Surbiton) will send it on receipt of 7d. ...

— The Esperantist, Vol. 1, No. 3 • Various

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