- receipt
- noun1 piece of paper showing what was paid forADJECTIVE▪ 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 sthVERB + 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 receivedADJECTIVE▪ 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▪ receiveRECEIPTS + 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
Collocations dictionary. 2013.