Receipt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of receiving

an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻsˈiːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪsˈiːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪsˈiːt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻsˈiːt/.

Examples

The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

acknowledge reception

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of receiving
noun	an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made
verb	report the receipt of “The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper”
verb	mark or stamp as paid

Word Forms

receptionist	noun	a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
receive	verb	get something; come into possession of
receipt	verb	report the receipt of
receipt	noun	an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Quittung

der Akt des Empfangens

🇫🇷French

reçu

l'acte de recevoir

🇪🇸Spanish

recibo

el acto de recibir

🇮🇹Italian

ricevuta

l'atto di ricevere

🇳🇱Dutch

ontvangst

de handeling van het ontvangen

🇵🇹Portuguese

recibo

o ato de receber

🇷🇺Russian

квитанция

акт получения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रसीद

प्राप्त करने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

রসিদ

প্রাপ্তির কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

ரசீது

பெறும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

రసీదు

స్వీకరించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

पावती

प्राप्त करण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

રસીદ

પ્રાપ્ત કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಶೀದಿ

ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രസീത്

സ്വീകരിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਸੀਦ

ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

رسید

وصول کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

收据

接收的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

レシート

受け取る行為

🇰🇷Korean

영수증

받는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

biên lai

hành động nhận

🇹🇭Thai

ใบเสร็จ

การกระทำของการรับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kuitansi

tindakan menerima

🇵🇭Filipino

resibo

ang gawa ng pagtanggap

🇲🇾Malay

resit

perbuatan menerima

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إيصال

فعل الاستلام

🇮🇷Persian

رسید

عمل دریافت

🇹🇷Turkish

fiş

alma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַבָּלָה

פעולת הקבלה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'receipt'?

The primary meaning of 'receipt' is 'the act of receiving'.

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Using 'receipt' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'receipt' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'receipt' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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