What is the difference between 'receipt' and 'receive'?

"Receipt" and "Receive" are two different words with different meaning.


First, we look at "receipt",

1) When "receipt" is a NOUN, there are THREE meanings:

a) A written acknowledgment of having received a specified amount of money, goods, etc. [收據,收條].

e.g. I paid the bill but he neglected to give me a receipt.
我付了帳單,但他忘了給我收據。

同義: voucher, acquittance, quittance, sales slip, sales ticket, proof of purchase, stub


b) The amount or quantity received. [收到的物(或款項);收入]

e.g. Box-office receipts amounted to over a million.
票房收入超過了一百萬。


c) the act of receiving or the state of being received. [ 收到,接到]

e.g. We are awaiting the receipt of further information.
我們正等待接獲進一步的消息。

同義: reception, recipience, acceptance, taking, arrival, delivery, acquisition

2) When "receipt" is a VERB, it means:

a) To acknowledge in writing the payment of (a bill). [ 在...上註明收訖字樣]

e.g. Pay the bill and ask the grocer to receipt it.
付帳之後請食品雜貨商注明收訖。

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Then, we look at "receive":

Receive is a VERB!

a) to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered) [收到,接到]

e.g. I've just received a telegram.
我剛收到一份電報。

b) to have (something) bestowed, conferred, etc. [得到,受到,遭受]

e.g. They received the support of the workers.
他們得到工人們的支持。

c) to meet with; experience. [會客,接待]

e.g. Mr. Reed receives on Thursday afternoons.
里得先生星期四下午接見客人。

d) [接待,歡迎;接受,接納;承認].

e.g. His speech was well received.
他的演講很受歡迎。
e.g.They received us most cordially.
他們熱忱地接待了我們。

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"receipt" is a noun and "receive" is a verb. Please see the following examples:-

Please give me an official receipt.

I received your email yesterday.

Hello.

Receipt is a noun (名詞 --- 收據或收條). e.g. I got a receipt after bought the toy at ABC Department Store yesterday.

Receive is a verb (動詞 --- 收到或得到). e.g. I received a gift from Polly last week.

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RECEIPT = RECEIVE
RECEIPT IS NOUN
RECEIVE IS VERB