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Reception vs Receipt - What's the difference?

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Receipt is a related term of reception.



As nouns the difference between reception and receipt

is that reception is the act of receiving while receipt is the act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.

As a verb receipt is

to give or write a receipt (for something.

reception

English

Noun

  • The act of receiving.
  • (uncountable, electronics) The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.
    We have poor TV reception in the valley.
    The new system provides exceptional quality of the reception signal.
  • A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.
    After the wedding we proceeded to the reception .
  • A reaction.
    The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception .
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011 , date=September 29 , author=Jon Smith , title=Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Former Tottenham star Rohan Ricketts came off the Rovers bench with 19 minutes to go to a warm reception from the home fans, six years after leaving the Lane.}}
  • The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.
  • (UK, education) The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.

    • Synonyms

    * (desk where guests are received) front desk

    Derived terms

    * receptionist * reception desk * reception room

    Related terms

    * receptacle * receptive * receptible * receptor * receive

    Anagrams

    * ----

    receipt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.
  • *(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
  • *:at the receipt of your letter
  • (label) The fact of having received a blow, injury etc.
  • *, Bk.VI, Ch.xvi:
  • *:And therewith Sir Launcelot gate all his armoure as well as he myght and put hit upon hym for drede of more resseite .
  • (label) A quantity or amount received; takings.
  • :
  • A written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received.
  • A recipe, instructions, prescription.
  • *Sir (Thomas Browne) (1605-1682)
  • *:She had a receipt to make white hair black.
  • (label) A receptacle.
  • (label) A revenue office.
  • (label) Reception, as an act of hospitality.
  • *(George Chapman) (1559-1634)
  • *:thy kind receipt of me
  • (label) Capability of receiving; capacity.
  • *(John Evelyn) (1620-1706)
  • *:It has become a place of great receipt .
  • (label) A recess; a retired place.
  • *(George Chapman) (1559-1634)
  • *:in a retired receipt together lay

    • Related terms

    * receivable * receive * reception * receptive

    See also

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To give or write a receipt (for something)
    to receipt delivered goods
  • To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; to mark a bill as having been paid
    to receipt a bill

    • See also

    * rcpt * sales slip

    Anagrams

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