Receipt I Rɪˈsiːt Goods Email Extra Examples Latin
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receipt
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(noun)
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/rɪˈsiːt/ /rɪˈsiːt/
Example
can i have a receipt, please?
do you need a receipt for that?
we will email the receipt to you.
i kept the receipt, so i can return it if you don't like it.
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receipt
(noun)/rɪˈsiːt/ /rɪˈsiːt/
a piece of paper or an electronic document that shows that goods or services have been paid for
Can I have a receipt, please?
Do you need a receipt for that?
We will email the receipt to you.
I kept the receipt, so I can return it if you don't like it.
to make out (= write) a receipt
They have to submit receipts to support all expenditure.
Extra Examples
Could I have a receipt for that please?
His credit-card receipts show he was in New York at the time.
She issued a receipt for the goods.
The machine issues a paper receipt on request.
The original receipt must be produced in order to reclaim your goods.
There was a little receipt printer on the counter.
You can claim a refund provided you keep the receipt.
a receipt made out for £5
the act of receiving something
You will get an automatic reply to your email confirming receipt.
to acknowledge receipt of a letter
The goods will be dispatched on receipt of an order form.
Are you in receipt of any state benefits?
Extra Examples
The goods will be sent on receipt of your cheque.
The closing date for receipt of your application is July 14.
Upon receipt of payment by the bank, the goods will be dispatched.
organizations in receipt of UN funding
I would be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter.
Items should be paid for within 14 days of receipt.
money that a business, bank or government receives
net/gross receipts
Extra Examples
Cash receipts reached £70 million.
Customs and excise receipts rose 2.5 per cent.
Gate receipts have fallen compared to last season.
Match receipts slumped by £89 000 compared to last season.
Tax receipts rose 2.5%.
an estimation of the receipts and expenditure for this financial year
receipts from land sales
Word Origin
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French receite, from medieval Latin recepta ‘received’, feminine past participle of Latin recipere. The -p- was inserted in imitation of the Latin spelling.
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