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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  • 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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