26984 words

receipt

9 definitions • 18 examples
1
something such as a piece of paper or message proving that money, goods, or information have been received:

Examples:

receipt for Make sure you are given a receipt for everything you buy.
2
the act or state of receiving money or goods:

Examples:

on receipt of Goods will be delivered on receipt of payment (= after the money is received).
in receipt of You have been in receipt of unemployment benefit for two months.
3
the amounts of money received during a particular period by a business:

Examples:

receipts for The theatre's receipts for the winter were badly down.
4
proof of something:

Examples:

The Governor says he has the receipts to prove the president never called him.
5
a piece of paper which proves that money or goods have been received:

Examples:

Ask the taxi driver for a receipt.
6
the act of receiving something, esp. of money or goods:

Examples:

We are awaiting receipt of your check.
7
a piece of paper that shows the price of something that you have bought and proves that you have paid for it:

Examples:

Can I have a receipt?
get/keep/retain a receipt Always get a receipt when you withdraw cash from a machine.
a credit card receipt
8
the act of receiving something:

Examples:

I acknowledge receipt of the sum of £10,000.
Land stock of low initial cost may rise a hundredfold in value upon receipt of planning approval.
We will send an acknowledgement within two working days of receipt.
9
the total amount of money received by a business or government:

Examples:

Tobacco tax receipts fell by $6.9 million or about 1.1%.
cash/box-office receipts
receipts rise/fall According to OECD figures, receipts rose in 17 out of 24 advanced economies in 2005.

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