receipt
noun
uk/rɪˈsiːt/ us [ C ] COMMERCE (US sales slip); (sales check)
a piece of paper that shows the price of something that you have bought and proves that you have paid for it:
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
[ U ]
the act of receiving something:
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.
receipts
ACCOUNTING
the total amount of money received by a business or government:
The economy experienced lower than expected export receipts.
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.
See also
credit receipt
delivery receipt
deposit receipt
depository receipt
dock receipt
gross receipts
net receipts
trust receipt
warehouse receipt