reception
B1Substantiv/US /rɪsˈɛpʃən/ rĭs-ĔPSH-ən; UK /rɪsˈɛpʃən/ rĭs-ĔPSH-ən/
The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the stomach; the reception of a letter; the reception of sensation or ideas; reception of evidence.
