receipt

receipt: noun

1 piece of paper showing what was paid for

ADJECTIVE

▪ ATM (esp. AmE), credit-card

▪ original

▪ paper

▪ The machine issues a paper receipt on request.

VERB + RECEIPT

▪ ask (sb) for

▪ need

▪ Do you need a receipt?

▪ get, obtain

▪ receive

▪ have

▪ Could I have a receipt for that please?

▪ make out, write, write out

▪ a receipt made out for £5

▪ sign

▪ give sb, issue, print, print out, provide

▪ keep, save

▪ You can claim a refund provided you keep the receipt.

▪ produce, submit

▪ The original receipt must be produced in order to reclaim your goods.

RECEIPT + VERB

▪ show

▪ His credit-card receipts show he was in New York at the time.

RECEIPT + NOUN

▪ book

▪ printer (AmE)

▪ There was a little receipt printer on the counter.

PREPOSITION

▪ receipt for

▪ She issued a receipt for the goods.

2 act of receiving sth

VERB + RECEIPT

▪ acknowledge

▪ I would be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter.

PREPOSITION

▪ in receipt of

▪ organizations in receipt of UN funding

▪ on receipt of, upon receipt of (both esp. BrE)

▪ The goods will be sent on receipt of your payment.

PHRASES

▪ the date for receipt

▪ The closing date for receipt of your application is July 14.

▪ receipt of payment (esp. BrE)

▪ Upon receipt of payment by the bank, the goods will be dispatched.

▪ within 7, etc. days of receipt

▪ Items should be paid for within 14 days of receipt.

3 receipts money received

ADJECTIVE

▪ gross, total

▪ Cash income is calculated by subtracting total trading income from total receipts.

▪ net

▪ annual

▪ capital (BrE)

▪ corporate tax (esp. AmE), federal tax (AmE), income tax, tax

▪ cash

▪ dollar, euro, etc.

▪ box-office, gate, match-day (BrE)

VERB + RECEIPTS

▪ receive

RECEIPTS + VERB

▪ rise

▪ Tax receipts rose 2.5%.

▪ reach sth

▪ Cash receipts reached £70 million.

▪ decline, fall, slump

▪ Gate receipts have fallen compared to last season.

PREPOSITION

▪ receipt from

▪ receipts from land sales

PHRASES

▪ receipts and expenditure, receipts and expenditures (both esp. AmE)

▪ an estimation of the receipts and expenditure for this financial year

▪ receipts and payments

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Synonyms:

Reception / Reception, admission / Recipe, prescription, formulary / Acquittance, quittance, acknowledgement of payment

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receipt — re·ceipt /ri sēt/ n 1: the act, process, or fact of taking possession 2: something (as income) received usu. used in pl. 3: a writing acknowledging the receiving of goods or money Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
Receipt — Re*ceipt (r[ e]*s[=e]t ), n. [OE. receite, OF. recete, recepte, F. recette, fr. L. recipere, receptum, to receive. See {Receive}.] 1. The act of receiving; reception. At the receipt of your letter. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Reception, as an act of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Receipt — Re*ceipt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Receipted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Receipting}.] 1. To give a receipt for; as, to receipt goods delivered by a sheriff. [1913 Webster] 2. To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; as, to receipt a bill. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
receipt — n 1 *reception 2 Receipt, recipe, prescription are comparable when they mean a formula or set of directions for the compounding of ingredients especially in cookery and medicine. Receipt is often employed as a designation of a formula for making… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
receipt — receipt, recipe In current English the meanings of these two words are distinct and cause no difficulty, but readers of Victorian or earlier literature should bear in mind that a receipt could then be what we now know as recipe (‘a formula and… … Modern English usage
receipt — [ri sēt′] n. [altered (infl. by L) < ME receite < Anglo Fr, for OFr recete < ML recepta < L, fem. of receptus, pp. of recipere: see RECEIVE] 1. old fashioned var. of RECIPE 2. a receiving or being received 3. a written acknowledgment… … English World dictionary
Receipt — Re*ceipt , v. i. To give a receipt, as for money paid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
receipt — (n.) late 14c., statement of ingredients in a potion or medicine, from Anglo Fr. or O.N.Fr. receite receipt, recipe (c.1300), altered (by influence of receit he receives, from V.L. *recipit) from O.Fr. recete, from L. recepta received, fem. pp.… … Etymology dictionary
receipt — [n1] acknowledgment of delivery cancellation, certificate, chit, counterfoil, declaration, discharge, letter, notice, proof of purchase, quittance, release, sales slip, slip, stub, voucher; concepts 271,332 receipt [n2] delivery of goods… … New thesaurus
receipt — ► NOUN 1) the action of receiving something or the fact of its being received. 2) a written acknowledgement of receiving something. 3) (receipts) an amount of money received over a period by an organization. ORIGIN Old French receite, from Latin… … English terms dictionary
receipt — a written acknowledgement of having received money or goods specified Also statement Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary A detailed summary of an account. Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary See deposit receipt, withdrawal receipt.… … Financial and business terms

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