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to receipt

to receipt

7.8
To record that someone gave money or goods
  • verb
  • /rɪˈsiːt/
  • Formal
translation icon : registrar
  • But he kept them all in a drawer of the writing table with a thick rubber band around them to separate them from the papers that marked the progress of the divorce to date and the receipted bills of the gas company; there was no electric light in the studio, but there was a gas lamp, a gas heater, and down on the main floor a gas stove in an alcove. At night, when he opened the windows and turned off the heater and the reading lamp by the bed, he took the letters out of the drawer with a big rubber band around them and put them under his pillow.

Examples

  • The card, under ordinary circumstances, should have been receipted directly to the fingerprints lab—not to me.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • This will also confirm that you will provide her with a listing of all material furnished to her and authorizes her to receipt therefor on behalf of the Tohono O'Odham Nation.

    Academic text (1990)

  • you'll want to receipt for this

    The Miracle of the Bells (1948)

  • Yes, sir, l can show you the doctor's bill receipted.

    The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

  • And it's, it would be so easy if you built a cohesive system to actually, and that carries the entire transaction to create a receipt that is useful.

  • Now, once things get to Crispins, after they're receipted, they're all sent to their proper department.

    Still of the Night (1982)

  • He explained that when he had used hot blowing air to open the tape receipted to him by the Black Mountain Police, he counted seventeen pieces ranging from eight to nineteen inches.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The clerk will receipt your payment as soon as it is processed.

  • When the package arrives, please receipt it to confirm that it has been delivered.

  • After you pay the fee, I will receipt your registration to ensure it is recorded.

Synonyms

to acknowledge
vsto receipt
  • Formal
96 3.6

To tell someone you have received something they sent

is an official recorded mark rather than just informing someone
to ack
vsto receipt
  • Jargon
1 9.9

To send a short message to show you received something

is a formal recorded mark rather than a brief electronic confirmation

How Commercial

bill of lading
  • Formal
2 7.0
contract
∞ 2.8
invoice
50 3.3
to receipt
  • Formal
7.8
commercial document
  • Specialized
3.3
memo
341 1.8
personal letter
  • Informal
7 1.0

Surface Forms

receipt infinitive
receipted past
receipted past participle
receipting present participle
receipts third person singular

Etymology

Receipt as a verb comes from the Latin recipere 'to receive' and means to mark or record that something has been received. So to receipt a bill is to write down that you have got and recorded the payment or delivery.