n. A thing received; that which is received by transfer; the amount or quantity of what is received from other hands: as, the receipts of cotton at a port.n. The act or state of receiving by transfer or transmission; a taking of that which is delivered or passed over; a getting or obtaining: as, the receipt of money or of a letter; he is in the receipt of a good income.n. A written acknowledgment of having received something specified, with date, source, signature, and such other particulars as the case requires.n. A formula or prescription for the making of something, or the production of some effect; a statement of that which is to be taken or done for some purpose: distinguished from recipe by the common restriction of that word to medical or related uses: as, a receipt for a pudding; a receipt for gaining popularity.n. Reception; admittance; a granting of entrance or admission.n. A. place for the reception of persons or things; a place where anything is received or taken in; a station or a receptacle for lodgment.n. Power of receiving or taking in; extent of accommodation; fitness for holding or containing.n. Synonyms Recipe, etc. See reception.To receive; harbor.To give a receipt for; acknowledge in writing the payment of: as, to receipt a bill (usually by writing upon the bill “Received payment” and the creditor's signature).