receita

Receita is a Portuguese noun with several related, though distinct, meanings depending on context. In everyday use, it most commonly refers to a recipe, the set of ingredients and instructions needed to prepare a dish or drink. A cooking receita can vary by region and tradition and is frequently found in cookbooks and home kitchens.

In medicine, a receita médica is a doctor’s written order to obtain medications or treatments. The exact requirements for prescriptions vary by country and may involve electronic or printed formats, dosage instructions, and renewal rules.

In economics and public finance, receita denotes money received. This includes private revenue, such as receita de vendas (sales revenue) and receita líquida (net revenue), as well as public income, where receita pública and receita tributária describe government revenue from taxes and other sources. The term is common in financial reporting, budgeting, and economic analysis.

In Brazil, the federal tax authority is commonly referred to as Receita Federal, the agency responsible for revenue collection, tax enforcement, and customs. In Portugal and other Lusophone countries, similar functions exist under different institutional names, such as Autoridade Tributária.

Common idioms include receita de bolo, meaning a cliché or formula for success, and receita caseira, referring to homemade orDIY methods.