receipt
UK[rɪˈsiːt]US[rɪˈsiːt]
n
A piece of paper or electronic document that proves that money, goods, or services have been received.
n
The act of receiving something or the fact of its being received.
v
(archaic) To write a receipt for (goods or money).
Morpheme Breakdown
re
ceipt
re
again/back
ceipt
take
Etymology
The word 'receipt' entered English from Anglo-Norman French 'receite,' which itself evolved from Old French 'recete.' Its ultimate source is the Latin verb 'recipere,' meaning "to take back, regain, or accept." 'Recipere' is a compound of the prefix 're-' (back) and the verb 'capere' (to take). The original sense in English was "the act of receiving," which later specialized to refer to a written acknowledgment that something (like payment) had been taken in or received. The silent 'p' in the spelling was introduced in the 16th century by analogy with Latin models, fossilizing a now-obsolete pronunciation.
Analysis
Structure: re (again/back) + ceipt (take)
're-' is a Latin prefix meaning "again" or "back." '-ceipt' is derived from the Latin root 'capere' (to take), which appears in English as '-ceive' (as in receive, conceive). The spelling 'ceipt' is a historical variant of '-cept' (the past participial form of 'capere').
Examples
Please keep your receipt in case you need to return the item.
The receipt of the grant allowed the research to proceed.
The warehouse clerk will receipt the shipment upon its arrival.