receipt: n. & v. --n. 1 the act or an instance of receiving or being received into one's possession (will pay on receipt of the goods). 2 a written acknowledgement of this, esp. of the payment of money. 3 (usu. in pl.) an amount of money etc. received. 4 archaic a recipe. --v.tr. place a written or printed receipt on (a bill). [ME receit(e) f. AF & ONF receite, OF reúoite, recete f. med.L recepta fem. past part. of L recipere RECEIVE: -p- inserted after L]