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单词 receiptless
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receiptlessadj.

Brit. /rᵻˈsiːtləs/, U.S. /rəˈsitləs/, /riˈsitləs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: receipt n., -less suffix.
Etymology: < receipt n. + -less suffix. Compare unreceipted adj.
Not receipted, for which a receipt is not given; characterized by the absence of a receipt. Also figurative.
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society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [adjective] > receipted > not
unreceipted1837
receiptless1873
1873 R. Broughton Nancy III. 74 Gnashing his teeth..at his exasperated creditors and receiptless bills.
1953 E. O. Akak Bribery & Corruption in Nigeria 87 The selling price is thus raised higher to cover the extra receiptless taxes.
1965 Independent Star-News (Pasadena, Calif.) 25 July 6/5 Under the proposed receiptless method, the county will send a taxpayer a simplified ‘ticket’ for a tax bill.
2001 C. Whitehead John Henry Days iii. 151 He calculated that to be a forty-five minute walk, and here it is, not so bad at all..a receiptless span of time.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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