receipt
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- noun
- /rɪˈsiːt/
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recepción
- Send letters of confirmation to teachers acknowledging the receipt of their registration forms.
- following receipt of
- receipt of health care
- receipt of services
And that's what we avoid is constructive receipt.
- And that's what we avoid is constructive receipt.
- Because of course, while they didn't actually show So what Prince William's text message said, they did react to the receipt of the text message.
Examples
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You should always keep a copy of your receipt when you make a purchase.
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"Dear Mr. Schlegel... i acknowledge receipt of your letter enclosing a check for 5,000 pounds.
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Does it have a receipt?
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Ms. Chesney, we're in receipt of your report.
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I can only confirm receipt of the container, not its contents.
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For example, extensive federal standards are attached to the receipt of payments through Medicare and Medicaid.
Academic text (2011) -
In addition to this, 804 households were in receipt of poor relief in 1870.
Academic text (1993) -
The hotel provided me with a receipt after I checked out.
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Please make sure to get a receipt for your donation to the charity.
Synonyms
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An act of gaining something, like buying or receiving it
Recording and giving a paper or electronic slip to show a payment arrived
The act of getting something you need or want
Surface Forms
Etymology
Receipt comes from the Latin recipere 'to receive' and can mean the act of getting something. So when you read 'on receipt of the documents' it simply means 'when we receive them'.