01 n. The act of receiving; reception.
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The act of receiving; reception.
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Reception, as an act of hospitality.[Obs.]“Thy kind receipt of me.” — Chapman.
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Capability of receiving; capacity.[Obs.]“It has become a place of great receipt.” — Evelyn.
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Place of receiving.[Obs.]“He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom.” — Matt. ix. 9.
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Hence, a recess; a retired place.[Obs.]
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A formulary according to the directions of which things are to be taken or combined; a recipe; as, a receipt for making sponge cake.“She had a receipt to make white hair black.” — Sir T. Browne.
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A writing acknowledging the taking or receiving of goods delivered; an acknowledgment of money paid.
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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.