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receipt
receipt S2 /rɪˈsiːt/ noun
 Word Family: noun: receipt, receipts, receiver, reception, receivership, receiving, receptionist, receptor; adjective: receptiveUNRECEPTIVE, received; verb: receive
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old North French
 Origin: receite, from Medieval Latin recepta, from Latin recipere; receive
1. [countable] a piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something:
    Keep your receipt in case you want to bring it back.
    receipt for
    Make sure you get receipts for everything.
    Can you give me a receipt?
2. [uncountable] formal when someone receives something
    receipt of
    the closing date for receipt of applications
    on/upon receipt of something
    The booking will be made on receipt of a deposit.
    be in receipt of something (=to have received something)
3. receipts [plural] technical the money that a business, bank, or government receives:
    total revenue receipts of $18.4 million