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receipt
  1. The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.
  2. (obsolete) The fact of having received a blow, injury etc.
  3. (in the plural) A quantity or amount received; takings.
  4. A written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received.
  5. (Internet) (A piece of) evidence (e.g. documentation or screen captures) of past wrongdoing or problematic behavior or statements.
  6. (archaic in New England and rural US since end of 20th century, elsewhere since middle of 20th century)[1][2] A recipe, instructions, prescription.
  7. (obsolete) A receptacle.
  8. (obsolete) A revenue office.
  9. (obsolete) Reception, as an act of hospitality.
  10. (obsolete) Capability of receiving; capacity.
  11. (obsolete) A recess; a retired place.
  12. Synonyms:
  13. Examples:
    1. “The closing date for receipt of applications is Tuesday, August 5 at 5pm.”
      “It is important that you keep your receipt of payment of the taxes.”
      “Income tax receipts also include money netted by the Revenue Commissioners from its special investigations into tax evasion.”
reception
  1. The act of receiving.
  2. (uncountable, electronics) The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.
  3. A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.
  4. A reaction.
  5. The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.
  6. (Britain, education) The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “Kim appointed a couple of her bridesmaids to take charge of the reception of wedding gifts.”
      “He made the comments at a dinner reception to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the signing of a peace treaty between the two nations.”
      “A big welcoming reception was being planned yesterday for the new champion.”
recipe
  1. (medicine) A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions. [from 16th c.]
  2. Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients. [from 17th c.]
  3. By extension, a plan or procedure to obtain a given end result. [from 17th c.]
  4. Now especially, a set of instructions for making or preparing food dishes. [from 18th c.]
  5. A set of conditions and parameters of an industrial process to obtain a given result.
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “I have the best recipe for mashed potatoes in the entire world. I use finely chopped onions, finely chopped garlic, olive oil, and yogurt. But the real secret is two tablespoons of horseradish.”
      “This is a recipe for a non-functioning society, since robust public life would become impossible.”
      “The program even features a recipe book with delicious-sounding recipes like three-bean salad, yeast rolls and chicken Waldorf salad.”
receptacle
  1. A container.
  2. (botany) The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.
    1. In the Asteraceae (aster or sunflower family), the end of the peduncle to which all of the florets of the flower head are attached.
  3. (phycology) A structure at the end of a branch of an alga containing conceptacles (reproductive organs).
  4. (electricity, US) A contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of an attachment plug (typically by receiving the plug's prongs) to supply portable appliances or equipment.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “The tomb itself was covered with rich cloths and tapestry, while much more was stored in a large receptacle for use on state occasions.”
      “Boiled vegetables should be cooked by adding them to a small amount of boiling water, and cooked in a receptacle with a well-fitted lid.”
      “If you eat a lot of ice cream the containers with lids make a great receptacle for packing the caramel corn.”
receivership
  1. (law) The office and duties of a receiver.
  2. (law) The state of being under the control of a receiver.
  3. (law, business) A form trusteeship of bankruptcy administration in which a receiver is appointed to run the company for the benefit of the creditors.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “They want to know that the company that they deal with today will not go into receivership tomorrow.”
      “The Resolution Trust Corp., which disposed of the failed thrifts, had a simpler task because the banks were already in receivership.”
      “It will amend the Companies Act to make redundancy payments a preferential claim when a company goes into liquidation or receivership.”
recipient
  1. One who receives.
  2. (medicine) An individual receiving donor organs or tissues.
  3. (chemistry) The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “In 1883, Hulke became the recipient of a prestigious national prize for his herd of Jerseys milkers, made up of Jenny and her calves.”
      “Although this may be a polite and quaint custom, it is often of little use to the recipient.”
      “On Feb 19th, 2001, Abuna was announced to be the recipient of the Niwano Peace Prize.”
receptionist
  1. An employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting.
  2. A secretary whose tasks prominently include the above.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “She was married right after high school and went to work as a receptionist and keypuncher at a brokerage house.”
      “The last time I went to Huntley's office, the receptionist and I shared a laugh.”
      “He greets me at the door of his office, dismisses the receptionist, and strides back behind his immense immaculate desk.”
receptary
  1. (obsolete) That which is received.
  2. (historical) A book of pharmacological recipes, incantations or charms.
receivable
  1. A debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business
  2. Especially, a debt arising from a sale on account or on credit.
  3. Synonyms:
receptivity
  1. (uncountable) The state of being receptive
  2. (countable) The extent to which something is receptive
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “James's receptivity to popular culture is sometimes invoked as proof of his far-flung intellect.”
      “In the field of confessional theology there have been developments that allow greater receptivity to new ideas.”
      “Sergio replied to my friend with such extraordinary receptivity and honesty that the critic was instantly disarmed.”
receiptor
  1. (law) One who receipts for property taken by the sheriff.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Handle an invoice, receiptor contact one time, and it becomes easily available exactly when you need to put it to use.”
receptibility
  1. The condition of being receptible; receptiveness
  2. Examples:
    1. “These conformational isomeric species have different receptibility towards agostic interaction.”
receivedness
  1. The state or quality of being received, accepted, or current.
receiver
  1. A person who or thing that receives or is intended to receive something.
    1. A trustee appointed to hold and administer property involved in litigation.
    2. A person appointed to settle the affairs of an insolvent entity.
    3. A person who accepts stolen goods.
    4. Any of several electronic devices that receive signals and convert them into sound or vision.
    5. (American football) An offensive player who catches the ball after it has been passed.
    6. (tennis) A person who attempts to return the ball after it has been served.
    7. An element of a mechanical or other system or device designed to accept another element.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Each time a document is sent, the receiver can check with the security firm to verify the sender's identity.”
      “There was no voice on the other end, just the sound of a receiver being put gently down on a table.”
      “During these proceedings, an insolvency receiver will be mandated, under penalty of law, to secure a swift and advantageous disposal of assets.”
receival
  1. An amount (of goods, etc.) received.
recipience
  1. The ability to receive; receptivity
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “A focus on rightholders steers moral reasoning toward the perspective of recipience, instead of toward the traditional active ethical questions of what one ought to do and how one ought to live.”
      “For each individual having experienced at least one UI spell during 1972 to 1992, a longitudinal history of UI and labour income recipience was compiled for the 21-year period.”
      “Yasin Saeed Noman, the secretary general of the Yemeni Socialist Party, as the recipience of our annual award.”
receive
  1. (telecommunications) An operation in which data is received.
receiving
  1. The act by which something is received; reception.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The peak labor load at most plants was during the receiving of milk.”
receivability
  1. The quality or state of being receivable.
  2. Examples:
    1. “In its surrejoinders the Organisation reiterates its objections to receivability.”
      “We have just considered the first condition of receivability, namely, relevance.”
      “The Board made recommendations to the General Committee as to the receivability and the relative degree of urgency of these proposals.”
receptiveness
  1. the characteristic of being receptive
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Marianne's receptiveness to different perspectives and willingness to explore new ideas made her a valuable member of the brainstorming team.”
      “The detective's receptiveness to even the smallest clues allowed him to solve the complex case with ease.”
      “There's been a huge receptiveness to this event, which is what makes it that much more likable from our perspective.”
receiveable
  1. Alternative form of receivable
receit
  1. Obsolete form of receipt.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The lords that were appointed to circle the hill, had some days before planted themselves, as at the receit, in places convenient.”
receptory
  1. (obsolete) A receptacle.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Ligand-independent activation domain in the N terminus of peroxisome proliferators-activated receptory.”
      “Ibuprofen's protective effect may be due to the drug targeting a brain protein called the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptory, said the researchers.”
receptaculum
  1. (anatomy) A receptacle.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The vermiform appendix is the shrivelled remnant of the great ccal receptaculum of the lower animals.”
recipiency
  1. recipience
  2. Examples:
    1. “Care is taken in the analysis to examine spell durations corresponding to the nature of these data on UI recipiency.”
      “Table 2 provides a series of log-rank tests based on unemployment durations as well as recipiency durations.”
      “For characteristics such as employment status or income recipiency, errors can be due to omissions or to misplacing events in time.”
receivables
  1. plural of receivable
  2. All the debts etc. owed to a company by its debtors or customers.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “He booked big receivables from customers who, strangely, didn't book matching payables.”
      “Fortunately, you can collect delinquent receivables and keep your valued clients.”
      “Many companies sell their trade receivables into the asset-backed commercial paper market.”
receptibilities
  1. plural of receptibility
receptivenesses
receptacula
  1. plural of receptaculum
receiverships
  1. plural of receivership
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Cooney sells equipment for a number of Dublin insolvency practitioners who deal with technology company receiverships or liquidations.”
      “Only a handful of auctioneers in Dublin sell computer equipment from liquidations or receiverships.”
      “Unfortunately, given the difficult circumstances, they are still facing foreclosure, and receiverships are rapidly increasing.”
receptionists
  1. plural of receptionist
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “One of the hotel receptionists crosses the bar wearing jade green chiffon, her midriff exposed.”
      “Areas of high need are chefs and qualified and experienced hotel receptionists.”
      “The receptionists were all half-awake, and the bellboys didn't look too happy either when they carried our whole group's trunks.”
receptivities
receptacles
  1. plural of receptacle
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “On our own, we are insufficient receptacles to contain the divine blessing.”
      “Pressure and gravity refueling receptacles are installed in the aft port fuel cell.”
      “In the developing siliques of stressed plants, high levels of expression were observed in the receptacles and funiculus.”
receiptors
  1. plural of receiptor
receivings
receptions
  1. plural of reception
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The host committee will hold delegation receptions throughout the city on Sunday, Aug.13, the day before the convention is gaveled to order.”
      “Churchill officials expect the suites to be used off-season for meetings, weddings, and receptions.”
      “With three bedrooms, two receptions rooms and extensive use of timber flooring, the mews is in good order throughout.”
recipients
  1. plural of recipient
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “None of the recipients to whom I spoke knew of the Society before their awards.”
      “The sample of survey recipients selected was weighted using these percentages.”
      “Most recipients are either very poor, severely disabled, or single mothers.”
receptaries
  1. plural of receptary
receptories
  1. plural of receptory
receivals
  1. plural of receival
receivers
  1. plural of receiver
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The 21 workers were kept on so the firm could be sold as a going concern by the receivers.”
      “In addition to linebacker, Peterson can play defensive end or cover wide receivers.”
      “Starting quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs were ineligible for consideration.”
receipts
recipes
  1. plural of recipe
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “More often than not, Inuit used plants as tea, and various tea recipes have existed across the Arctic since time immemorial.”
      “They're operating high-volume barbecue and bar joints, peddling warmed-over versions of their mother's meatball recipes.”
      “I had been using baking powder for a leavening and vegetable oil on the waffle iron in the recipes I had tried.”
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