ontvangst — meaning in English

English meaning

• receipt noun A printed or written proof that money or goods were received, such as a slip given after a purchase.
• reception noun A formal social event, often to welcome or honor someone.
• welcome adj Received with pleasure; wanted or appreciated.

Senses

ontvangst is used for these senses in English:

• receipt The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.
• reception A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.
• reception (linguistics) Reading viewed as the active process of receiving a text in any medium (written, spoken, signed, multimodal, nonverbal), consisting of several steps, such as ideation, comprehension, reconstruction, interpretation.
• welcome The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception.

receipt — full definition

1. noun A printed or written proof that money or goods were received, such as a slip given after a purchase.
2. noun The act of receiving something, or the fact that it has been received.
3. verb To mark or stamp a bill as paid.

reception — full definition

1. noun A formal social event, often to welcome or honor someone.
2. noun The desk or area where visitors are greeted in a business or hotel.
3. noun The quality of a received broadcast signal.
4. noun The way something is responded to or welcomed by others.

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