receipt

Definition of receiptnext
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 The allegations center on Cherfilus-McCormick’s receipt of millions of dollars from her family’s health care business following Florida’s overpayment of roughly $5 million in disaster relief funds. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026 Police tied the younger Ordonez to the attempt to conceal the body by checking his bank records, which led them to surveillance footage and receipts from a local Walmart and Home Depot. Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2026 What to Know About Tax-deductible Receipts Major donation centers that provide tax-deductible receipts include Goodwill, the Salvation Army, and Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 10 Apr. 2026 Review subscriptions and tidy receipts, then update prices or boundaries, because clear values help your compassionate nature avoid overgiving. Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for receipt
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Noun
  • The state fire marshal issued a temporary certificate of occupancy the night before the meeting, giving the county two months to address a small number of fire safety issues, according the BSCC.
    Jason Henry, Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • When Ashley handed the fake certificate to Josh, his mind was on his own scheming.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Beaumont Police Department Just two days after Kim's disappearance, Terry Rose willingly came into the police station and provided a statement.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The Tulare County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) said in a statement shared on Facebook that Morales opened fire on them, striking an officer later identified as Deputy Randy Hoppert, 35.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The latest Tribune report detailed how more than a dozen invoices from law firms to the city include instances in which a single attorney worked more than 24 hours in a single day.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Who would have sent the invoices to … Troy?
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Board also voted to increase mandatory fees at 13 of Georgia's 25 public colleges and universities.
    La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The creation and adoption of the Balboa Park parking fees happened in just a few months and their haphazard implementation is ample evidence that not enough work was done.
    Venus Molina, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Kazakh government opened criminal investigations targeting the protesters after receiving a diplomatic note from the Chinese consulate in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, Uluyol said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Wild pigs, as TPWD notes, are one of the top 100 worst exotic invasive species in the world.
    Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026

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“Receipt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receipt. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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