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receipt date

the date on which a document, payment, goods, or another item is received by the person or organization for whom it is intended.

In plain English

This marks when the intended recipient actually gets the item. It applies to a document, payment, goods, or another item meant for a particular person or organization.

In context

Here, it indicates the date when the intended person or organization received the notice or document.

Situation
Tracking obligations, deliverables, milestones, notices, and deadlines
What it communicates
labels when a notice or document was received.

Meaning limits

By itself, this term does not show when the item was sent.

Examples

“The notice was sent on Monday, but its receipt date was Wednesday.”

Core meaning

“When the letter reached the office, the assistant entered its receipt date in the log.”

In context

  • date Broader Term

    A receipt date is a specific kind of date linked to an item or transaction.

  • dispatch date Contrast

    A dispatch date shows when something is sent, not when it is received.