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Definition of receipt noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

      

    receipt

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//rɪˈsit//
     
     
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  1. 1(also sales slip) [countable] receipt (for something) a piece of paper that shows that goods or services have been paid for Can I have a receipt, please? to make out (= write) a receipt Topic CollocationsShoppinggoing shopping
    • go/go out/be out shopping
    • go to a store/the mall/a shopping center
    • do the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping
    • (informal) hit/hang out at the mall
    • try on clothes/shoes
    • (informal) indulge in some retail therapy
    • go on a spending spree
    • cut/cut back on/reduce your spending
    • be/get caught shoplifting
    • donate something to/take something to/find something in a thrift store
    • buy/sell/find something at a garage sale/a yard sale/a flea market
    • find/get/pick up a bargain
    at the store
    • load/push/wheel a (grocery) cart
    • stand in/wait in the checkout line
    • stand in line at the checkout/the register
    • bag (your) groceries
    • stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something)
    • be (found) on/appear on supermarket/store shelves
    • be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock
    • deal with/help/serve customers
    • run a special promotion
    • be on sale/clearance
    buying goods
    • make/complete a purchase
    • order/buy/purchase something online/by mail order
    • place/take an order for something
    • buy/order something in bulk/in advance
    • accept/take credit cards
    • pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/with a gift certificate/by check
    • enter your PIN (= personal identification number)
    • ask for/get/obtain a receipt
    • return/exchange an item/a product
    • be entitled to/ask for/demand a refund
    • compare prices
    • offer (somebody)/give (somebody)/get/receive a 30% discount
    • clip/save/use/print coupons
  2. 2[uncountable] receipt (of something) (formal) the act of receiving something to acknowledge receipt of a letter The goods will be dispatched on receipt of an order form. Are you in receipt of any payments from them?
  3. 3receipts [plural] (business) money that a business, bank, or government receives net/gross receipts
See receipt in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary