as in certificates
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 receipts
In 2024, the brand sold some 90 million rooms and accounted for nearly $12 billion in revenue for Hilton, according to Bloomberg, significantly outpacing competitors’ receipts.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Pharrell Williams, and Pusha T all came out of this collection of coastal Virginia cities and um, hello… the receipts speak for themselves.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 27 Apr. 2026
The office is responsible for fiscal control over the disbursement and receipts of public dollars and issues regular reports on the financial conditions of local and state governments.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
No one at NBCUniversal is happy about the current flood of receipts, proof, timelines, and screen recordings on social media.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Freddy Escobar, a former president of the firefighters union who was suspended by the union’s parent organization over allegations of missing receipts, said that the family culture at fire stations fosters an open-door environment.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The case involves a 2019 class-action lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by shopper Brian Keim, who alleged that receipts from Trader Joe's stores displayed the first six and last four digits of his credit card, increasing the risk of identity theft.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Citing the most recent revenue report, Stallings showed that actual tax receipts are below initial projections and thereby growing the deficit.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit claims Trader Joe’s receipts violated federal law by displaying 10 digits of card numbers, risking identity theft.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
Tristan Bove, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Pharrell Williams, and Pusha T all came out of this collection of coastal Virginia cities and um, hello… the receipts speak for themselves.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 27 Apr. 2026
The office is responsible for fiscal control over the disbursement and receipts of public dollars and issues regular reports on the financial conditions of local and state governments.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
No one at NBCUniversal is happy about the current flood of receipts, proof, timelines, and screen recordings on social media.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Freddy Escobar, a former president of the firefighters union who was suspended by the union’s parent organization over allegations of missing receipts, said that the family culture at fire stations fosters an open-door environment.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The case involves a 2019 class-action lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by shopper Brian Keim, who alleged that receipts from Trader Joe's stores displayed the first six and last four digits of his credit card, increasing the risk of identity theft.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Citing the most recent revenue report, Stallings showed that actual tax receipts are below initial projections and thereby growing the deficit.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit claims Trader Joe’s receipts violated federal law by displaying 10 digits of card numbers, risking identity theft.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receipts
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Instead of being able to source certificates on an annual basis, companies would have to find clean energy that is operating at the same time and in geographical proximity to their own operations.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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And some of the best hotel credit cards provide free night certificates as an ongoing perk.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the state passed a law in 2013 requiring police to make video and audio recordings of statements from people arrested for major crimes.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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By the end of the first period Sunday, neither of those statements were true.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Across the service, 43% of housing units have invoices more than 30 days past due.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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She is accused of altering invoices for larger amounts of money and creating fake invoices.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer Naitaki, a Michaelson Center for Public Policy senior advisor, said the group’s workers keep notes on how the dogs behave outside their kennels, something that helps match the dogs with appropriate new homes.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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When used correctly, that power can be harnessed for good, heightening the citrus fruit’s bright, piercing notes to soaring new heights.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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News round-up FIFA plans to increase prize money and participation fees for the 48 competing nations at the World Cup.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Adoption fees are being waived for all dogs that have been in the shelter for 60 or more days.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Receipts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receipts. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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