Receiving meaning : To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something. To take goods knowing them to be stolen. To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc. To incur (an injury). To allow (a custom, tradition, etc.); to give credence or acceptance to. To detect a signal from a transmitter. To be in a position to take possession, or hit back the ball. To accept into the mind; to understand. The act by which something is received; reception.