receive : Idioms & Phrases
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earth-received time
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noun the coordinated universal time when an event is received on Earth
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received pronunciation
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noun the approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting
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receiving set
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noun an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
wireless; radio; radio receiver; tuner; radio set.
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Receiving ship
- one on board of which newly recruited sailors are received, and kept till drafted for service.
Webster 1913
receiving system
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noun set that receives radio or tv signals
receiver.
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Value received
- a phrase usually employed in a bill of exchange or a promissory note, to denote that a consideration has been given for it.
