receivaln.
/rᵻˈsiːvəl/, U.S. /rəˈsivəl/, /riˈsivəl/ The action or an act of receiving (now chiefly Australian of produce); reception. Also: a quantity received.
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the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > [noun]
latching1362
receivinga1382
receipt1421
reception1460
reset1487
receival1637
recipience1818
1637 Earl of Monmouth tr. V. Malvezzi Romulus & Tarquin 40 Witnessing the receivall of them, obliges to an addition of more [It. Si riceue per così dire vn nuouo benefitio].
1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso ii. xxviii. 169 This Edict caused great commotion..[and no] threats were able to make those of Marca give way to the receival thereof [It. giammai fu possibile indurre i Marchigiani a contentarsi di riceuerlo].
1716 E. Criche Faithful Pastor's Care of Flock xlvii. 97 Some Days ought to be set apart before the Receival of the Sacrament.
1792 A. Wilson Let. 23 Nov. in Poems & Lit. Prose (1876) I. 56 I hope, on receival of this, you will oblige me.
1823 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War I. 152 On the receival of the dispatches.
1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. i. iii. 36 Graceful be in your receival.
1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. Receival,..in railway use, the receipt of a car by one road from another.
1919 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 15 Oct. 2/2 (advt.) Recent receivals of fashionable and durable merchandise now being offered by Hurcomb & Sollas.
1930 Amer. Jrnl. Semitic Langs. & Literatures 46 201 To this set scheme in the receival of a guest belonged washing.
1987 Stock & Land (Melbourne) 17 Dec. 3 Deregulation would mean a consolidation of grain receivals into fewer and larger storage facilities.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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