receiving
noun/ɹɪˈsiːvɪŋ/
1
The act by which something is received; reception.
- Those that are received graciously may, and must, render the calves of their lips — poor returns for rich receivings, yet, if sincere, more acceptable than the calves of the stall.1708-10, Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
- Synonyms
- acquisition, receiving, reception
- Antonyms
- bestowal
- Derived terms
- nonreceiving, receiving basin, unreceiving
- Hypernyms
- transference
- Hyponyms
- taking