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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RECEIVING

ppr. Taking; accepting; admitting; embracing; believing; entertaining.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

receiving line

re ceiv ing line noun a collection of people who gather in a row to greet guests as they arrive at a formal social event.

 

receiving order

re |ceiv ¦ing order noun Brit. a court order authorizing an official receiver to act in a case of bankruptcy (since 1986 superseded by a bankruptcy order ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

receiving line

re |ceiv ¦ing line noun a collection of people who gather in a row to greet guests as they arrive at a formal social event.

 

receiving order

re |ceiv ¦ing order noun Brit. a court order authorizing an official receiver to act in a case of bankruptcy (since 1986 superseded by a bankruptcy order ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

receiving

re c iv ing 形容詞 名詞 の前で 〗受け取る方 [ため ]の ; 迎える [歓迎する ]ための the receiving line 客を出迎える列 be on [at ] the rec iving nd (of A )(A 〈不愉快な事 〉を )受ける立場になる ; (Aで )いやな思いをする .名詞 U ⦅英 ⦆盗品売買 .~́ rder ⦅英 ⦆財産管理命令 .~́ s t (ラジオ テレビの )受信 [像 ]機 .