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
Jenkins was detained by the employees without cause and forced to empty her shopping bags, which contained items from other stores and receipts, according to the legal filing.
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Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
Haverhill man John Giarrusso, 49 — a cop in Seabrook, N.H. — has been charged with one count of receipt of child pornography.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
From the non-stop whirring of a receipt printer to the soft clinking of cutlery being placed on porcelain plates, each sound–yes, including the incessant yelling–makes The Bear restaurant feel like home.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
For our latest issue, the investigative reporter David D. Kirkpatrick does the math, adding up disclosure forms, public statements, and other receipts.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
Haverhill man John Giarrusso, 49 — a cop in Seabrook, N.H. — has been charged with one count of receipt of child pornography.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
From the non-stop whirring of a receipt printer to the soft clinking of cutlery being placed on porcelain plates, each sound–yes, including the incessant yelling–makes The Bear restaurant feel like home.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
For our latest issue, the investigative reporter David D. Kirkpatrick does the math, adding up disclosure forms, public statements, and other receipts.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for receipt
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However, because the scrubber didn’t have access to the bank’s TLS certificates, the bank had to provide access logs for the scrubber to analyze and block application-level (L7) DDoS attacks.—
Alexander Krizhanovsky,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Dodge receiving treatment for a rattlesnake bite, and her special certificate.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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But in this case, one of these jets appears to have done more than just release excess material, according to the statement.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Larimer County Coroner's Office will confirm the identity of the body, according to the Rocky Mountain National Park statement.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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For example, some foundations have not been regularly reconciling their accounts and have made some expenditures without proper prior approval or supporting documentation, such as receipts or invoices, according to the audit.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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The company allegedly submitted false invoices to CBP while creating separate invoices that reflected the accurate price of the goods, which were used to collect payment from the end purchasers.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
30 July 2025
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Upon entry of a final order of detachment, both sides will drop all pending litigation in Benton County Circuit Court and will pay their own attorney fees and costs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Aug. 2025
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But as Medallion brings on more payers (who typically cover these fees) to its clearinghouse, that will allow the cost of credentialing to be shared amongst them.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The second section contains the letters, with notes from Guralnick appended.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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The newspaper later reported that Clinton was also among those who wrote a note to Epstein, while both Trump and Clinton were found in photos in the disgraced financier’s home.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Receipt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receipt. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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