/ Dictionary / Index R receipt: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: re•ceipt Pronunciation: (ri-sēt'), [key] — n. a written acknowledgment of having received a specified amount of money, goods, etc. the amount or quantity received. the act of receiving or the state of being received. something that is received. a recipe. —v.t. to acknowledge in writing the payment of (a bill). to give a receipt for (money, goods, etc.). —v.i. to give a receipt, as for money or goods. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: receipt (Thesaurus) recede receiptor Related Content Daily Word Quiz: apogee Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language