Meaning of receipt In English

• 0 something such as a piece of paper or message proving that money, goods, or information have been received:

  • Make sure you are given a receipt for everything you buy.

  • More retailers are switching to email receipts instead of paper.

• 1 the act or state of receiving money or goods:

  • Goods will be delivered on receipt of payment (= after the money is received).

  • You have been in receipt of unemployment benefit for two months.

  • The theatre's receipts for the winter were badly down.

• 2 a piece of paper which proves that money or goods have been received:

  • Ask the taxi driver for a receipt.

• 3 the act of receiving something, esp. of money or goods:

  • We are awaiting receipt of your check.

• 4 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

• 5 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.

• 6 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.