RECEIPT

The act of receiving; reception. "At the receipt of your letter." Shak.

Reception, as an act of hospitality. [Obs.] Thy kind receipt of me. Chapman.

Capability of receiving; capacity. [Obs.] It has become a place of great receipt. Evelyn.

Place of receiving. [Obs.] He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom. Matt. ix. 9.

Hence, a recess; a retired place. [Obs.] "In a retired receipt together lay." Chapman.

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.

A writing acknowledging the taking or receiving of goods delivered; an acknowledgment of money paid.

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. Cross receipts. See under Gross, a.

To give a receipt for; as, to receipt goods delivered by a sheriff.

To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; as, to receipt a bill.

To give a receipt, as for money paid.