Receiving vs. Receival — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Receiving and Receival
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Receiving
To take or acquire (something given or offered); get or be given
Receive a present.
Receival
An amount (of goods, etc.) received.
Receiving
To be the person who gets (something sent or transmitted)
Receive an email.
Receival
A grain receival centre, a place where harvested wheat, oats, barley, etc are received for storage and later bulk shipping.
Receiving
(Sports) To catch or get possession of (a pass or a kicked ball, for example).
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Receiving
To have (a title, for example) bestowed on oneself.
Receiving
To hear or see (information, for example)
Receive bad news.
Receiving
To perceive or acquire mentally
Receive a bad impression.
Receiving
To regard with approval or disapproval
Ideas that were received well.
Receiving
To listen to and acknowledge formally and authoritatively
The judge received their oath of allegiance.
Receiving
To take in and convert (radio waves, for example) into an electrical signal or into an audio or visual output.
Receiving
To experience or be subjected to; meet with
Receive sympathetic treatment.
Receiving
To have inflicted or imposed on oneself
Receive a penalty.
Receiving
To bear the weight or force of; support
The beams receive the full weight of the walls and roof.
Receiving
To take or intercept the impact of (a blow, for example).
Receiving
To be exposed to or withstand
The hillside cottage receives strong winds.
Receiving
To take in, hold, or contain
A tank that receives rainwater.
Receiving
To admit or accept
Receive new members.
Receiving
To greet, welcome, or be visited by
Receive guests.
Receiving
To acquire or get something; be a recipient.
Receiving
To admit or welcome guests or visitors
The couple are not receiving this winter.
Receiving
To partake of the Eucharist.
Receiving
To convert incoming electromagnetic signals into sound, light, or electrical signals.
Receiving
(Sports) To receive a pass or a kicked ball, for example.
Receiving
Present participle of receive
Receiving
The act by which something is received; reception.
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