receipt
noun
a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
receipts
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pluralof receipt.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Bartiromo’s lawyer disputed those accounts on Friday, calling reports of her firing “absolutely and unequivocally false” and said they have the receipts to prove it.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Make no mistake, we have the receipts and witnesses and they will come out, whether through the courthouse or otherwise.”
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Keep the receipts and make sure everything is documented.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Social Security, in particular, is fully funded today by payroll taxes and interest on the program’s trust fund holdings of Treasury bonds, which have been purchased with payroll tax receipts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
There were order forms for buying HeLa cells online, receipts, newsletters from Deborah’s church, and seemingly endless copies of the photo of Henrietta, hands on hips.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
