RECEIPT
receipt,n.1. The act of receiving something <my receipt of the document was delayed by two
days>.2. A written acknowledgment that something has been received <keep the receipt for the
gift>.
accountable receipt.A receipt in which a person admits that goods or money were delivered to
the person and that the person is obliged to deliver all or part of the goods or money to a third
person.
interim receipt.The written acknowledgment of a premium paid on an insurance policy that is
pending final approval. [Cases: Insurance 1746. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 266–271.]
warehouse receipt.See WAREHOUSE RECEIPT.
- (usu. pl.) Something received; INCOME <post the daily receipts in the ledger>.
receipt,vb.1. To acknowledge in writing the receipt of (something, esp. money) <the bill must
be receipted>.2. To give a receipt for (something, esp. money) <the bookkeeper receipted the
payments>. [Blacks Law 8th]