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recipience

recipience

9.6
The act of getting something
  • noun
  • /rɪˈsɪpiəns/
translation icon : recepción
  • Her recipience of new ideas made her a valuable team member during the project.

Examples

  • Gift-giving is an important tradition that emphasizes the act of recipience in many cultures.

  • But despite such welcome strides, we must recognize another obvious fact: namely, that all has been far from well in the collectivity of economies distinguished by their long-term recipience of ODA.

    Academic text (1997)

  • In therapy, the patient's recipience of support can greatly influence their recovery.

Synonyms

receipt
vsrecipience
49 1.1

The act of getting something

is broader, covering both the action and the ongoing condition
recipiency
vsrecipience
9.9

The fact of getting something, for example a gift or award

is the same in meaning but exists as a different word form
obtainment
vsrecipience
7.6

The act of getting something you need or want

is about accepting something rather than actively getting it
recept
vsrecipience
  • Archaic
9.9

A person or thing that gets something

is the modern neutral term used in ordinary language

Antonyms

rejection
180 3.0

Not being accepted by people or a group

Surface Forms

recipience singular
recipiences plural

Morphology

recipience = receive (semi-transparent) = receive + ence

The meaning ('act/state of receiving') is predictable from 'receive' + '-ence', but the uncommon form and spelling alternations (recip- vs receiv-) make it less obvious to learners.

Etymology

Recipience comes from the Latin verb recipere, which means 'to receive' or 'to take back', and it is the same root as the English word receive. So recipience means the act or state of getting something, like receiving a package or an award.