[noun] [U] [formal]Receipt is the act of receiving money or goods.We are awaiting receipt of the money.Goods will be delivered on receipt of payment (= once the money is received).I wrote to acknowledge receipt of (= to say that I had received) the cheque.He was charged with being in receipt of stolen goods (= possessing stolen goods).See also receipt.
RECEIPT
Meaning of RECEIPT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012