He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom.
Matt. ix. 9.
5. Hence, a recess; a retired place. [Obs.] "In a retired receipt
together lay." Chapman.
6. A formulary according to the directions of which things are to be
taken or combined; a recipe; as, a receipt for making sponge cake.
She had a receipt to make white hair black.
Sir T. Browne.
7. A writing acknowledging the taking or receiving of goods delivered;
an acknowledgment of money paid.
8. That which is received; that which comes in, in distinction from
what is expended, paid out, sent away, and the like; -- usually in the
plural; as, the receipts amounted to a thousand dollars.
Gross receipts. See under Gross, a.
Re*ceipt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Receipted; p. pr. & vb. n. Receipting.]
1. To give a receipt for; as, to receipt goods delivered by a sheriff.
2. To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; as, to receipt a
bill.
Re*ceipt", v. i. To give a receipt, as for money paid.
Re*ceipt"ment (-ment), n. (O. Eng. Law) The receiving or harboring a
felon knowingly, after the commission of a felony. Burrill.
Re*ceipt"or (-r), n. One who receipts; specifically (Law), one who
receipts for property which has been taken by the sheriff.
Re*ceit" (r*st"), n. Receipt. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Re*ceiv`a*bil"i*ty (r*sv`*bl"*t), n. The quality of being receivable;
receivableness.
Re*ceiv"a*ble (r*sv"*b'l), a. [Cf. F. recevable.] Capable of being
received. -- Re*ceiv"a*ble*ness, n.
Bills receivable. See under 6th Bill.
Re*ceive" (r*sv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Received (-svd"); p. pr. & vb.
n. Receiving.] [OF. receveir, recevoir, F. recevoir, fr. L. recipere;
pref. re- re- + capere to take, seize. See Capable, Heave, and cf.
Receipt, Reception, Recipe.] 1. To take, as something that is offered,
given, committed, sent, paid, or the like; to accept; as, to receive
money offered in payment of a debt; to receive a gift, a message, or a
letter.
Receyven all in gree that God us sent.
Chaucer.
2. Hence: To gain the knowledge of; to take into the mind by assent to;
to give admission to; to accept, as an opinion, notion, etc.; to
embrace.
Our hearts receive your warnings.
Shak.
The idea of solidity we receive by our touch.
Locke.
3. To allow, as a custom, tradition, or the like; to give credence or
acceptance to.
Many other things there be which they have received to hold, as the
washing of cups, and pots.
Mark vii. 4.
4. To give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house,
presence, company, and the like; as, to receive a lodger, visitor,
ambassador, messenger, etc.
They kindled a fire, and received us every one.
Acts xxviii. 2.
5. To admit; to take in; to hold; to contain; to have capacity for; to
be able to take in.
The brazen altar that was before the Lord was too little to receive
the burnt offerings.