Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
RECEIPT
I. noun
Etymology: Middle English receite, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin recepta, probably from Latin, neuter plural of receptus, past participle of recipere to receive
Date: 14th century
recipe ,
2. receptacle , a revenue office, the act or process of receiving, something received, a writing acknowledging the receiving of goods or money,
II. transitive verb
Date: 1787
to give a receipt for or acknowledge the receipt of, to mark as paid