as in certificate
a record of goods sold or services performed together with the amount paid
If you'd like to return those pants, you'll need to provide a receipt.
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Recent Examples of receipt
Jewelry or Storage Organization Another ways to use your shoebox for organization is with your jewelry or smaller items like receipts and important paperwork.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
He was charged with receipt of child pornography and pleaded not guilty in his initial appearance on the indictment.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
That means lower tax receipts for governments and extra strain on pension and healthcare systems as an ageing population grows and becomes dependent on a shrinking working population.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Provide documentation, like receipts, emails or photos, to back up your request.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
He was charged with receipt of child pornography and pleaded not guilty in his initial appearance on the indictment.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
That means lower tax receipts for governments and extra strain on pension and healthcare systems as an ageing population grows and becomes dependent on a shrinking working population.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Provide documentation, like receipts, emails or photos, to back up your request.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for receipt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receipt
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In exchange for debt proceeds, the trustee — Wells Fargo — agrees to issue certificates of participation to private investors, the lawsuit states.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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Private training academies can even use medical terminology and titles in their company names and certificates.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Palestinian Authority, in a statement, condemned the Iranian attacks on Arab nations, many which have historically helped underwrite its finances.—
CLAUDIA CIOBANU,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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In a separate statement on Saturday afternoon, OpenAI said its agreement has more guardrails than any previous one for classified AI deployments, including Anthropic’s.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Tender will be dead in the water before anyone gets an invoice from Price Waterhouse Coopers.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors charged Westbrook for one count of misappropriation, three counts of grand theft, one count of presenting a false invoice for payment and four counts of filing false California tax returns.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Some business taxes are based on a flat rate per tax period and others are based on the amount of vehicles, machines, devices or equipment used, the number of employees, square footage of the area, seating capacity, or the scale of fees collected, according to Rodriguez’s motion.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Council was able to avoid layoffs, balancing its billion dollar budgets by slashing vacant positions and hiking fees for parking and other programs, in those years.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Such awe asks for the superhuman from singers, especially in this ensemble from their ravishing high notes.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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The glossy notes that the pair got engaged in 2019 after dating for three years.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Receipt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receipt. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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