Meaning & use
recipience
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Meaning
noununcountableformalrare
The state or fact of receiving something, especially the willingness to accept what is offered or given.
Grammar: Used as an uncountable noun, usually after a possessive or the: the recipience of aid.
Patterns
- the recipience of something
- recipience of something by someone
The study measured the recipience of aid among rural households.
Her recipience of criticism was unusually calm and open.
Philosophers debate whether recipience is a passive or an active state.
Common combinations
- recipience of aid
- The report examined the recipience of aid in war-torn regions.
- recipience of information
- Recipience of information does not guarantee understanding.
- a state of recipience
- Meditation is sometimes described as a state of recipience.
Synonyms and how they differ
- reception
- Far more common and concrete; it often refers to a specific act or event of receiving rather than a general condition.
- acceptance
- Focuses on agreeing to take something, while recipience simply means being on the receiving end.
- receipt
- Usually means the physical act of getting something or a written proof of payment, not an ongoing state.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: recipience or recipient? recipience or reciprocity?
recipience vs recipient
'Recipient' is the person who receives; 'recipience' is the abstract state of receiving.
recipience vs reciprocity
'Reciprocity' means mutual exchange between two sides, whereas 'recipience' involves only one side receiving.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'recipience' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Recipience' is an uncountable noun meaning the state of receiving, so 'the recipience of feedback' fits. Option 0 needs 'recipient' for a person; option 2 uses a noun where a verb is needed; option 3 wrongly suggests a two-way exchange, which is 'reciprocity'.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “recipience”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.