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单词 receipt
释义 re·ceipt
I. \rə̇ˈsēt, rēˈ-, usu -sēd.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English receite, from Old North French, from Medieval Latin recepta (singular), probably from Latin recepta, neuter plural of receptus, past participle of recipere to receive, take
1.
 a. : recipe
  < a very special kind of mince pie she had been trying a new receipt on — Esther Forbes >
  < a perfect man, as the baronet trusted to make this one son of his, after a receipt of his own — George Meredith >
 b. : something that serves as a cure or remedy
  < the newest receipt for avoiding calumny — R.B.Sheridan >
2.
 a. obsolete : a place for receiving or storing something : receptacle
 b. : a place at which money is officially received : a revenue office especially formerly in England
  < a man … sitting at the receipt of custom — Mt 9:9 (Authorized Version) >
3. : the act or process of receiving
 < in receipt of a salary which he had earned — O.S.J.Gogarty >
 < ports equipped for the receipt of large vessels — L.D.Stamp >
4. : something (as food, goods, money) that is received — usually used in plural
 < ranks about tenth in the United States in volume of fresh fruit and vegetable receiptsCalif. Agric. Bulletin >
 < improve the harbor to accommodate larger raw material receiptsSteel Facts >
 < took the day's receipts to the bank's night depository — J.C.Furnas >
5. : a writing acknowledging the taking or receiving of goods or money delivered or paid
 < could offer only poor paper money or receipts to pay for it — F.V.W.Mason >
 < paid the bill in cash and was given a receipt >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1. : to give a receipt for or acknowledge the receipt of
 < the radio officer receipted the message and took a copy of it up to the bridge — R.F.Mirvish >
2. : to mark paid
 < had paid by check, and the receipted bill had been returned to him on the following day — F.W.Crofts >
intransitive verb
: to give a receipt — used with for
 < an officer of the receiving side would receipt for each lot — Newsweek >
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