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
This month’s astrology asks for receipts and reciprocity, because chemistry alone isn’t enough to sustain something meaningful.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Drivers should therefore keep digital copies of their policy, repair receipts, photos of their car and any communications with their insurer.
—Ethan M. Stone, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Instead of costly real estate leases, IMAX makes deals with cinema chains to install its equipment into their auditoriums and then takes a share of the box office receipts for films screened in those theaters.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
An American-Statesman analysis of mixed beverage gross receipts shows that January has been the slowest month for alcohol sales in 15 of the last 18 years.
—Data Reporter, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Footwear firms were able to pull forward their inventory receipts last year to hedge against rising costs and possible supply chain disruptions.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
Store them physically along with any instructions and receipts of you buying crypto with your estate paperwork.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Even as receipts come in above projections, the state is still facing ongoing deficits that are expected to widen over the next few years.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The day before the reunion, Chrishell posted several receipts of offensive things Blake had said on her Instagram Story.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 Nov. 2025
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Drivers should therefore keep digital copies of their policy, repair receipts, photos of their car and any communications with their insurer.
—Ethan M. Stone, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Instead of costly real estate leases, IMAX makes deals with cinema chains to install its equipment into their auditoriums and then takes a share of the box office receipts for films screened in those theaters.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
An American-Statesman analysis of mixed beverage gross receipts shows that January has been the slowest month for alcohol sales in 15 of the last 18 years.
—Data Reporter, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Footwear firms were able to pull forward their inventory receipts last year to hedge against rising costs and possible supply chain disruptions.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
Store them physically along with any instructions and receipts of you buying crypto with your estate paperwork.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Even as receipts come in above projections, the state is still facing ongoing deficits that are expected to widen over the next few years.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The day before the reunion, Chrishell posted several receipts of offensive things Blake had said on her Instagram Story.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for receipts
Noun
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Anything from hour-long sessions to full certificates or degree programs will introduce you to experts and instructors who might be open to providing additional advice or contacts.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Some of the certificates date back as far as the 1980s, but developing them is becoming more appealing as the far northern edges of Phoenix begin to fill out.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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State Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson echoed those statements, calling for peaceful, lawful protests.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
8 Jan. 2026
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Defence stocks are seeing a high level of volatility in reaction to Trump’s various statements.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Chief among the damaging moves in the Saks-Neiman Marcus saga has been the company’s decision in 2023 not to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in vendor invoices on normal terms, and instead stretch them out over 12-month terms to manage an enormous backlog of overdue bills.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Defendants issued two invoices, on September 9, 2024, and April 1, 2025, for $500,000 and $400,000 respectively.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The prosecutor’s spokesperson said Yeo was making excuses that did not make sense about the notes discovered on his mobile phone.—
Reuters 2 hr ago,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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In this edition, translators Ana Martínez and Heather Hennes add a preface and explanatory notes that give additional context to the story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The fees in question at Monday’s meeting are for a design review application, an environmental consultant, and the city attorney’s work on development agreements, among other things.—
JOSÉ LUIS VILLEGAS,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Beyond the service commitments, the complaint accuses HMM of conditioning access to space on the payment of peak season surcharges (PSS) and other extra-contractual fees—despite contract language that expressly barred such add-ons unless mutually agreed.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Receipts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/receipts. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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