- 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
- 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
- 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[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?
- 3receipts [plural] (business) money that a business, bank, or government receives net/gross receipts
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