(now historical) An official whose job is to receive taxes or other monies; a tax collector, a treasurer. / A person who receives something in a general sense; a recipient.

plural of receiver

present participle of receive

The act by which something is received; reception.

plural of receivable

plural of receive

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of receive

To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something. / (law) To take goods knowing them to be stolen.

(telecommunications) An operation in which data is received.

simple past tense and past participle of receive