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receta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • prescription noun A doctor's written authorization for a patient to receive a particular medicine or treatment.
  • receipt noun A printed or written proof that money or goods were received, such as a slip given after a purchase.
  • recipe noun A set of instructions for cooking a dish, listing ingredients and the steps to combine and prepare them.

Senses

receta is used for these senses in English:

  • prescription (medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.
  • prescription (figurative) Any plan of treatment or handling; the treatment or handling thus provided.

prescription — full definition

  1. noun A doctor's written authorization for a patient to receive a particular medicine or treatment.
  2. noun A recommended plan or method for dealing with a problem.

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.

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