noun
receipt
rih-SEET
noun
1
A printed or written proof that money or goods were received, such as a slip given after a purchase.
"Keep your receipt in case you need to return the item."
"The accountant asked for receipts for all business expenses."
2
The act of receiving something, or the fact that it has been received.
"Payment is due upon receipt of the invoice."
verb
1
To mark or stamp a bill as paid.
"The clerk receipted the bill before handing it back."
How to Use Receipt
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe paper (or fact) proving you received or paid for something.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "recipe" — both trace back to the same Latin root but mean different things today.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
keep the receipt
upon receipt
a paper receipt
Word Forms
receipted past tense, receipts plural, receipts singular
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Etymology
From Middle English receyt, via Anglo-Norman receite, ultimately from Latin receptus ("received"); a silent "p" was later added to match the Latin spelling.