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(rst"), n.[OE. receite, OF. recete, recepte, F. recette, fr. L. recipere, receptum, to receive. See Receive.] 1. The act of receiving; reception. "At the receipt of your letter." Shak. 2. Reception, as an act of hospitality. [Obs.] Thy kind receipt of me. Chapman. 3. Capability of receiving; capacity. [Obs.] It has become a place of great receipt. Evelyn. 4. Place of receiving. [Obs.] He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom. Matt. ix. 9. 5. Hence, a recess; a retired place. [Obs.] "In a retired receipt together lay." Chapman. 6. 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. 7. A writing acknowledging the taking or receiving of goods delivered; an acknowledgment of money paid. 8. That which is received; that which comes in, in distinction from what is expended, paid out, sent away, and the like; -- usually in Receipt" v. t.[imp. & p. p.Receipted; p. pr. & vb. n.Receipting.] 1. To give a receipt for; as, to receipt goods delivered by a sheriff. 2. To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; as, to receipt a bill. Receipt" v. i.To give a receipt, as for money paid. スポンサード リンク
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