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receipt

The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.

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#1·Apr 26, 2026

The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.

A balance payable on receipt of the goods.
Origin: From , recorded since c. 1386 as "statement of ingredients in a potion or medicine," from or (1304), altered (by influence of he receives, from ) from , from , perfect passive participle of recipiō, itself from back + to take. The unpronounced p was later inserted to make the word appear closer to its Latin root. . (whence ). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “In their world, it’s normal to care more about your slightly inconvenient gas receipt than the school we bombed. That’s why we need to burn their world to the ground, politically speaking.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “She just released the message. What's different about that other than the receipt?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “By 2011-12, DSA had expanded to include part time students, students over the age of 50, some postgrads and students with a broader number of disabilities, consistent with the EqA10 definition. Just over 53,000 students were in receipt of DSA that year, at a total cost of £124m.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “There were about 500 students in receipt of the original form of DSA, and there were stipulations: students had to have a physical or sensory impairment, had to be under 25, and had to be on a full time course. DSA was also means-tested.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “By 2021/22 73,000 students were in receipt of DSA, costing £152 million. That's still a low number of students compared to the total number of disabled students in HE. And the numbers kept increasing (unsurprising if we think back to that aforementioned mass disabling event).”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 26, 2026

(in the plural) A quantity or amount received; takings.

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#3·Apr 26, 2026

(obsolete) The fact of having received a blow, injury etc.

This weekend's receipts alone cover our costs to mount the production!
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  • “All correspondents are, on receipt, filed. Filed correspondents are, on review, considered. Considered correspondents are, on balance, replied to. A selection of replies is now public. We commend it to readers. hate-matters.org/correspondence”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “1/2 Returns are reputation for free‑from brands. A 3-point returns policy that reduces disputes: 1) Clear claim evidence path (batch label + photo) for allergen complaints. 2) Inspection window: require buyer to report within 5 working days of receipt.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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