- [countable] a piece of paper or an electronic document that shows that goods or services have been paid for
- Can I have a receipt, please?
- receipt for something 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.
Collocations ShoppingShoppingShopping- go/go out/be out shopping
- go to (especially British English) the shops/(especially North American English) a store/(especially North American English) the mall
- do (British English) the shopping/(especially North American English) the grocery shopping/a bit of window-shopping
- (North American English, informal) hit/hang out at the mall
- try on clothes/shoes
- 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 (British English) a charity shop/(North American English) a thrift store
- buy/sell/find something at (British English) a car boot sale/(British English) a jumble sale/a garage sale/(North American English) a yard sale
- find/get/pick up a bargain
- load/push/wheel (British English) a trolley/(North American English) a cart
- stand in/wait in (British English) the checkout queue/(North American English) the checkout line
- (North American English) stand in line/ (British English) queue at the checkout
- bag (especially North American English) (your) groceries
- pack (away) (especially British English) your shopping
- stack/stock/restock the shelves at a store (with something)
- be (found) on/appear on supermarket/shop shelves
- be in/have in/be out of/run out of stock
- deal with/help/serve customers
- run a special promotion
- be on special offer
- make/complete a purchase
- buy/purchase something online/by mail order
- make/place/take an order for something
- buy/order something in bulk/in advance
- accept/take credit cards
- pay (in) cash/by (credit/debit) card/(British English) with a gift voucher/(North American English) with a gift certificate
- enter your PIN 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
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessb1, Moneyb1, Shoppingb1- 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ATM
- credit-card
- original
- …
- ask (somebody) for
- need
- get
- …
- show
- book
- printer
- receipt for
- [uncountable] (formal) the act of receiving something
- You will get an automatic reply to your email confirming receipt.
- receipt of something to acknowledge receipt of a letter
- on receipt of something The goods will be dispatched on receipt of an order form.
- in receipt of something Are you in receipt of any state benefits?
Extra Examples- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + receipt- acknowledge
- in receipt of
- on receipt of
- upon receipt of
- …
- the date for receipt
- receipt of payment
- within 7, etc. days of receipt
- …
- receipts[plural] (business) 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- gross
- total
- net
- …
- receive
- rise
- reach something
- decline
- …
- receipt from
- receipts and expenditure
- receipts and expenditures
- receipts and payments
- …
Word Originlate 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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