Receiving may refer to:
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Kabbalah
Kabbalah ( he, קַבָּלָה ''Qabbālā'', literally "reception, tradition") is an esoteric method, discipline and school of thought in Jewish mysticism. A traditional Kabbalist is called a Mekubbal ( ''Məqūbbāl'' "receiver"). The defin ...
'', "receiving" in Hebrew
* Receiving department (or receiving dock), in a
distribution center
A distribution center for a set of products is a warehouse or other specialized building, often with refrigeration or air conditioning, which is stocked with products (goods) to be redistributed to retailers, to wholesalers, or directly to co ...
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Receiving house, a theater
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Receiving line
A wedding reception is a party usually held after the completion of a marriage ceremony as hospitality for those who have attended the wedding, hence the name reception: the couple ''receive'' society, in the form of family and friends, for t ...
, in a wedding reception
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Receiving mark, postmark
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Receiving partner, in various sexual positions
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Receiving quarter, in military law
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Receiving ship
A hulk is a ship that is afloat, but incapable of going to sea. Hulk may be used to describe a ship that has been launched but not completed, an abandoned wreck or shell, or to refer to an old ship that has had its rigging or internal equipmen ...
, a ship used in harbor to house newly recruited sailors before they are assigned to a crew
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Receiving stolen goods, a crime in some jurisdictions
See also
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Accept (disambiguation)
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Receive (disambiguation)
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Reception (disambiguation)
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