receipt
a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
receipts, the amount or quantity received: Economic austerity diminished the government’s tax receipts.
the act of receiving or the state of being received: We are in receipt of your letter requesting a copy of the report.
something that is received.
receipts, Slang. evidence or proof: There's no way he's a crook—show me the receipts!
Archaic. recipe.
to acknowledge in writing the payment of (a bill): The check was dated January 9, and the invoice was receipted on January 15.
to give a receipt for (money, goods, etc.).
to give a receipt, as for money or goods.
Origin of receipt
1Other words from receipt
- non·re·ceipt, noun
- pre·re·ceipt, verb (used with object)
- un·re·ceipt·ed, adjective
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How to use receipt in a sentence
It would literally be better for a kid to receive a pre-order receipt for a new console than a brand new old one.
Gift Guide: Which next-gen console is the one your kid wants? | Devin Coldewey | November 23, 2020 | TechCrunchShe reappeared with my receipt and, a few minutes later, my results.
Here’s what you need to know about getting a coronavirus test at the airport | Andrea Sachs | November 12, 2020 | Washington PostJust last week, the court deadlocked 4-4 on how many days Pennsylvania could wait after Election Day for mail-in votes to arrive, leaving in force a three-day extension for the receipt of absentee ballots in the pivotal state.
Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court | Verne Kopytoff | October 27, 2020 | FortuneThis car garbage can is the best for those annoying small trash items, like gum wrappers, receipts, and tissues.
Car trash cans to keep your auto spotless | PopSci Commerce Team | September 23, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe change of destination is said to have delayed the patient’s receipt of medical attention, critically, by an hour.
Ransomware attack on a hospital may be first ever to cause a death | rhhackettfortune | September 18, 2020 | Fortune
While he was receipting it, a boy came to collect for the gas, and there were only two dimes left in her purse.
In League with Israel | Annie F. JohnstonI was receipting the bill while you were getting the money ready.
The Yacht Club | Oliver Optic
British Dictionary definitions for receipt
/ (rɪˈsiːt) /
a written acknowledgment by a receiver of money, goods, etc, that payment or delivery has been made
the act of receiving or fact of being received
(usually plural) an amount or article received
archaic another word for recipe
(tr) to acknowledge payment of (a bill), as by marking it
mainly US to issue a receipt for (money, goods, etc)
Origin of receipt
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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