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“Receipt” or “Reseat”

receipt / reseat are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

receipt r·ih·s·IY·t

  • nounan acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made.
  • verbmark or stamp as paid.

reseat

  • verbprovide with a new seat.
  • verbprovide with new seats.
  • verbshow to a different seat.
Usage

Examples in context

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“receipt”

  • …2010, Kuban Airlines announced the receipt of their first of four…
  • …paying the fare as a receipt for expense claim purposes.
  • Emboldened by the organization's receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize…
  • Upon receipt of the MMS, the user…
  • …accrued while the costs of receipt are avoided.
  • …recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons by means of…
  • …voting because they were in receipt of alms.
  • …of the Chams to Greece, receipt of compensation and greater freedom…
  • …lading but is such a receipt for goods as contains a…
  • …to that of a courier's receipt, which contains the details of…

“reseat”

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