Used in a Sentence

receiving

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for receiving.

Editorial note

You seem more interested in having ownership of the product and receiving credit/money than producing a quality product.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The act by which something is received; reception.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of receiving gathered in one view.

noun

The act by which something is received; reception.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for receiving.

noun

The act by which something is received; reception.

Example sentences

1

You seem more interested in having ownership of the product and receiving credit/money than producing a quality product.

2

Both companies define ladders for professionals to climb by claiming and servicing more bookings and receiving high ratings.

3

For instance, the punishment for receiving stolen goods will depend on the value of the goods in question.

4

It's equivalent of receiving a free magazine and the user putting it through an automatic ad-censoring machine before reading it.

5

On the receiving end, the ^_^ is simply replaced with whatever image the chat app has chosen to represent that.

6

Why should somebody get a lighter punishment for receiving, say, an iPod compared to a car?

7

The receiving component assumed and was coded for a smaller number, resulting in an overflow.

8

The Chaos Computer Club (CCC) congratulates the editors for receiving this rare journalistic honor and promises support in both action and funds.

9

So, hash the stored password ahead of time, and hash the challenge password after receiving it, and then compare the two hashes.

10

Would receiving this financial claim over other people's future work (a definition of money) based on blood right be akin to medieval nepotism?

11

I'm sympathetic to receiving and giving part of your wealth to others without the government stepping in.

12

I'm waiting on receiving photos of the other ads back but when I do I will certainly post them.

Quote examples

1

The CCC is sarcastically congratulating them for receiving this "award" now as a badge of honor.

2

Turns out spinning up an idle "production" RDS instance costs $800/mo which I just found out when receiving my first month's bill.

3

I think the bad reputation NLP is receiving is because of "hype-riders", people who want to rip the help-seeking people off their money.

4

Some of the comments on the NYT piece touch on this -- that higher-earning, hard-working employees were off-put when their "just-barely-cruising-along" employees were receiving the equivalent of a promotion.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use receiving in a sentence?

You seem more interested in having ownership of the product and receiving credit/money than producing a quality product.

What does receiving mean?

The act by which something is received; reception.

What part of speech is receiving?

receiving is commonly used as noun.