Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

785. Receiving — N. receiving &c v.; acquisition &c 775; reception &c

(introduction) 296; suscipiency†, acceptance, admission. recipient, accipient†; assignee, devisee; legatee, legatary†; grantee, feoffee†, donee [Fr.], releasee [Law], relessee†, lessee; receiver. sportulary†, stipendiary; beneficiary; pensioner, pensionary†; almsman†. income &c (receipt) 810. V. receive; take &c 789; acquire &c 775; admit. take in, catch, touch; pocket; put into one's pocket, put into one's purse; accept; take off one's hands. be received; come in, come to hand; pass into one's hand, fall into one's hand; go into one's pocket; fall to one's lot, fall to one's share; come to one, fall to one; accrue; have given to one &c 784. Adj. receiving &c v.; recipient, suscipient†. received &c v.; given &c 784; secondhand. not given, unbestowed &c (give), (bestow) &c 784.