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receipt

receipt

241 1.1
A piece of paper or email that shows you paid for something
  • noun
  • /rɪˈsiːt/
translation icon : recibo
  • Oh, OK, It's the receipt from the original purchase.
  • a purchase receipt
  • cash receipt
  • sales receipts

I've got an Asda receipt with a chewing gum in it.

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Examples

  • I need the receipt to return this item to the store.

  • - Please give me a receipt.

  • So then give me back the gift receipt Big Lots.

  • The women left before the receipt was ready, and I had to get it myself.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I'll show you the receipt.

  • Don't forget to get a receipt.

  • The customer should bring his receipt to the jeweler, who should refund the $200.

    Academic text (1993)
  • And then this is my receipt from the Waldorf Astoria.

  • They print out little paper receipts back in the day.

  • Seriously, this is the coolest receipt I've ever seen.

How Detailed

account statement
  • Specialized
2 2.6
bankbook
  • Archaic
3 4.0
receipt
241 1.1
slip
100 1.6

Surface Forms

receipt singular
receipts plural

Etymology

Receipt comes from the Latin word recipere, which means 'to receive', and it shares the same root as receive. It once meant 'something received', so a receipt is the paper that shows you got or paid for something.