In plain English
This phrase points to the exact moment something arrives and is taken in. It makes the timing depend on receiving the named item, not on any later time.
In context
Here, it says the next step is tied to the moment the document is received.
- Situation
- Tracking obligations, deliverables, milestones, notices, and deadlines
- What it communicates
- links the next step to the moment a document is received.
Meaning limits
The phrase alone does not say who receives it or what happens after that moment.
Examples
“The clerk counted the cash upon receipt, not at the end of the day.”
“Upon receipt of the document, the assistant placed it in the pending tray.”