This week we are looking at two words which are easily confused: receipt and recipe.
receipt
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A receipt is a piece of paper that confirms that money or goods have been received.
We’ve got receipts for each thing we’ve bought.
recipe
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A recipe a set of instructions telling you how to cook something.
This is an old Polish recipe for beetroot soup.
Find out more in our English Usage article.
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