Definition of receipt

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Receipt (n.) That which is received; that which comes in, in distinction from what is expended, paid out, sent away, and the like; -- usually in the plural; as, the receipts amounted to a thousand dollars..

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Cookbook :: Cookbook (n.) A book of directions and receipts for cooking; a cookery book.
Receipt :: Receipt (n.) That which is received; that which comes in, in distinction from what is expended, paid out, sent away, and the like; -- usually in the plural; as, the receipts amounted to a thousand dollars..
Receiptor :: Receiptor (n.) One who receipts; specifically (Law), one who receipts for property which has been taken by the sheriff..
Receipt :: Receipt (n.) A formulary according to the directions of which things are to be taken or combined; a recipe; as, a receipt for making sponge cake..
Indorsement :: Indorsement (n.) That which is written on the back of a note, bill, or other paper, as a name, an order for, or a receipt of, payment, or the return of an officer, etc.; a writing, usually upon the back, but sometimes on the face, of a negotiable instrument, by which the property therein is assigned and transferred..
Stamp :: Stamp (v. t.) Hence, a stamped or printed device, issued by the government at a fixed price, and required by law to be affixed to, or stamped on, certain papers, as evidence that the government dues are paid; as, a postage stamp; a receipt stamp, etc..
Acknowledge :: Acknowledge (v. t.) To own with gratitude or as a benefit or an obligation; as, to acknowledge a favor, the receipt of a letter..
Receipt :: Receipt (n.) The act of receiving; reception.
Receipted :: Receipted (imp. & p. p.) of Receip.
Acquittance :: Acquittance (n.) A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand..
Cover :: Cover (v. t.) To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend, include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a crime; receipts than do not cover expenses..
Pool :: Pool (n.) A mutual arrangement between competing lines, by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then distributed pro rata according to agreement..
Report :: Report (v. t.) To give an official account or statement of; as, a treasurer reports the receipts and expenditures..
Recipe :: Recipe (n.) A formulary or prescription for making some combination, mixture, or preparation of materials; a receipt; especially, a prescription for medicine..
Voucher :: Voucher (n.) A book, paper, or document which serves to vouch the truth of accounts, or to confirm and establish facts of any kind; also, any acquittance or receipt showing the payment of a debt; as, the merchant's books are his vouchers for the correctness of his accounts; notes, bonds, receipts, and other writings, are used as vouchers in proving facts..
Receipt :: Receipt (n.) Reception, as an act of hospitality..
Receipt :: Receipt (v. t.) To give a receipt for; as, to receipt goods delivered by a sheriff..
Receipt :: Receipt (n.) Place of receiving.
Behindhand :: Behindhand (adv. & a.) In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds.
Receipt :: Receipt (n.) Capability of receiving; capacity.
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