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The act of receiving; reception. |
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Reception, as an act of hospitality. |
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Capability of receiving; capacity. |
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Place of receiving. |
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Hence, a recess; a retired place. |
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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. |
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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. |
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To give a receipt for; as, to receipt goods delivered
by a sheriff. |
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To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; as, to
receipt a bill. |
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To give a receipt, as for money paid. |
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